Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

The Guardian examines Europe's absence from AI safety debates: the continent lacks OpenAI- or Nvidia-scale giants, and slowing AI development is impossible without US and Chinese support. Lagarde and Vestager urge building domestic data centers and AI technology to cut dependence.

• Lagarde: Europe must develop its own AI and data centers or stay dependent on US and China
• Vestager report urged resilience to "AI crises" and greater self-reliance
• EU AI Act requires developers of risky systems to report incidents
• Critics: the act is unlikely to become a global standard due to burden and narrow Europe focus