Europe is becoming increasingly attractive to international AI talent, while its AI infrastructure is currently expanding through national initiatives, commercial projects, and the EU’s gigafactory ambitions.
Prof. Krüger also highlighted Europe’s strong position in industrial B2B data, built over more than 15 years of digitization across leading industries. He noted that this foundation will be critical for the next generation of physical AI models.
However, he stressed that building on this momentum will require decisive action. Europe must continue to expand AI infrastructure across all layers of the technology stack, preserve its welcoming culture for international talent, and significantly strengthen research transfer and commercialization efforts, especially in strategic focus areas such as Trusted AI, Twinned AI, and Small Language Models.
According to Prof. Krüger, Germany and France should take a leading role in shaping Europe’s approach to AI development. Furthermore, he called for closer international collaboration with Canada to advance the development of reliable AI.