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They're not even trying.
This is incorrect: Europe is actively investing in and building AI infrastructure, including EU-backed AI factories and a €200 billion AI investment initiative.
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Official European sources directly contradict the claim that Europe is "not even trying" on AI.
- On February 11, 2025, the European Commission announced InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for AI investment, including €20 billion for AI gigafactories.
- The Commission's AI Factories page says that, as of April 23, 2026, 19 AI Factories and 13 Antennas are operational across Europe, with at least 9 new AI-optimised supercomputers to be deployed.
- EuroHPC, the EU's high-performance computing joint undertaking, also announced in March 2025 that it had selected six additional AI Factories in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia, on top of earlier selections.
Those are concrete, large-scale AI programs, infrastructure deployments, and financing commitments. People can debate whether Europe is leading, lagging, or regulating too heavily, but saying Europe is "not even trying" is factually inaccurate given these ongoing initiatives.
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- EU launches InvestAI initiative to mobilise €200 billion of investment in artificial intelligence | Shaping Europe's digital future
On 11 February 2025, the Commission announced InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for investment in AI, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories.
- AI Factories | Shaping Europe's digital future
The Commission says 19 AI Factories and 13 Antennas are operational across Europe, and at least 9 new AI-optimised supercomputers will be procured and deployed across the EU.
- The EuroHPC JU Selects Additional AI Factories to Strengthen Europe's AI Leadership
On 12 March 2025, EuroHPC announced six new AI Factories in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia, adding to the AI factories previously selected across Europe.