#9 — Marcel Salathé: "We're Being Stupid", Why Europe Can't Sit Out AI, Cutting Education Budgets, Open Models as Public Infrastructure, and Europe's Fear of Risk

Marcel Salathé, Professor at EPFL and Co-Director of the EPFL AI Center, argues that AI is our generation's steam engine and that ignoring it is becoming career sabotage. We discuss Europe's fear narrative around AI, why models must be aligned with our values from day zero, the case for open AI models as public infrastructure, and what Europe needs to become a continent of risk-takers again.
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