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Asia Is Sprinting on AI. Europe Is Still Tying Its Laces.

China, South Korea, Japan, India, and Singapore are all setting ambitious AI goals while the EU falls farther behind.

Faculty Associate Mark Esposito and Bruno Sergi highlight the differences between Asian and European approaches to AI. Asia is moving aggressively to build AI capacity through massive investments, industrial policy, and rapid deployment, while Europe remains preoccupied with regulation, governance frameworks, and debates over risk. Esposito and Sergi maintain that this imbalance could leave Europe economically and strategically disadvantaged as AI becomes a key driver of growth and geopolitical influence, even as the EU seeks to balance innovation with safety and sovereignty concerns.

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