Europe’s AI Compass — An Opinion on Where the Continent Stands
Europe likes to present itself as the world’s moral anchor in the age of artificial intelligence. It wants to be the region where technology is shaped by human rights, democratic values and ethical principles rather than by Silicon Valley’s commercial logic or Beijing’s state-driven ambitions. On paper, that is a noble mission. But once you look closely at how Europe actually approaches AI — how laws are made, how member states behave and how uneven the digital landscape truly is — a far more complicated picture emerges.
Europe has a legal compass. What it lacks is a unified direction.
Read MoreAI and the New Industrial Revolution: An Evolution We Must Learn to Steer
Every major technological leap in history has reshaped the world long before society was ready for it. The industrial revolution transformed the way we worked, produced, travelled and lived — but it also brought decades of disruption, dislocation and uncertainty. Not because anyone intended harm, but because the speed of transformation outpaced the ability of people, institutions and governments to adapt.
Today, artificial intelligence is following a similar trajectory — only far faster.
Read MoreThe Human Cost of Capital — When Markets Forget People
Inflation, housing shortages and inequality: can we still call it “growth” when society is shrinking?
Growth Without Prosperity
For decades, economic success has been measured through rising GDP, expanding markets and record-high stock valuations. Yet across Europe and much of the world, citizens experience something entirely different: a cost of living crisis, shrinking access to housing, stagnant wages and widening inequality.
This paradox raises a fundamental question: What is the value of growth if people feel poorer?
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