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US leads AI infrastructure, Europe leads adoption: Torsten Slok

Economist Torsten Slok highlights the US's dominance in AI infrastructure and model building, noting that the US possesses three times the datacenter capacity of Europe. Despite this, several European countries and firms are leading in AI adoption and application within their businesses. This suggests Europe is a significant adopter of AI technologies, even if it relies on infrastructure not primarily built within the continent. AI

IMPACT Highlights the global disparity in AI infrastructure development versus adoption, suggesting a complex international landscape for AI deployment.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of social media posts discussing AI adoption and infrastructure, citing an economist's analysis.

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US leads AI infrastructure, Europe leads adoption: Torsten Slok

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The cluster consists of social media posts discussing AI adoption and infrastructure, citing an economist's analysis.
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infra, policy
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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    3 Torsten Slok: … This suggests #Europe is an eager user of infrastructure it did not build and cannot easily replicate. The bottom line is that the #US is the

    3 Torsten Slok: … This suggests #Europe is an eager user of infrastructure it did not build and cannot easily replicate. The bottom line is that the #US is the dominant #AIbuilder , but both the US and Europe are #AI adopters.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    2 Torsten Slok: … #datacenter capacity three times that of #Europe and the dominant share of #global #AI #models and #semiconductor value. Yet on adoption, seve

    2 Torsten Slok: … #datacenter capacity three times that of #Europe and the dominant share of #global #AI #models and #semiconductor value. Yet on adoption, several #European countries are actually ahead of the #US , and many European firms are using #AI in their #businesses … 🧵

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    3 Torsten Slok: … This suggests #Europe is an eager user of infrastructure it did not build and cannot easily replicate. The bottom line is that the #US is the

    3 Torsten Slok: … This suggests #Europe is an eager user of infrastructure it did not build and cannot easily replicate. The bottom line is that the #US is the dominant #AIbuilder , but both the US and Europe are #AI adopters.

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    2 Torsten Slok: … #datacenter capacity three times that of #Europe and the dominant share of #global #AI #models and #semiconductor value. Yet on adoption, seve

    2 Torsten Slok: … #datacenter capacity three times that of #Europe and the dominant share of #global #AI #models and #semiconductor value. Yet on adoption, several #European countries are actually ahead of the #US , and many European firms are using #AI in their #businesses … 🧵