Experts praise deal as modest but warn of U.S. compute dominance
1 Oct 29 10:34 AM · 10d ago · 4 articles · 3 posts · 2 comments · 5 sources · development 1 of 1
Anton Leicht of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace called EU-Canada cooperation a straightforward 'middle power' play, but cautioned that it does not reduce European dependence on U.S. infrastructure given America's gigawatt-scale computing clusters.
“Compute cooperation is one of the most obvious short-term 'middle power' cooperation plays in AI… it doesn't put a dent into the actual dependence on the U.S.”
Anton Leicht
Ursula von der Leyen European Commission presidentAnton Leicht Technology and international affairs fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceEuroHPC Joint Undertaking EU public-private vehicle managing supercomputer network
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first by Mezha.net, 10d ago · also Politico Europe
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Since we dont have a direct link to Europe what's the cost and timeline on this plan Sounds good in theory but canada cant afford a new under sea cable to avoid the us connection
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Hm. That seems pretty significant, especially in the new land of sovereign AIs. Seems like we have a high trust relationship with EU! Love that
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