Correspondence Dan Alexe // "Artificial Intelligence" on both sides of the Atlantic: two visions confront each other without reconciling
In January 2025, Donald Trump announced a plan to invest $500 billion in Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the next four years, in partnership with major IT companies such as Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank. Then, on Tuesday, February 11, after the AI Action summit in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed a commitment of 200 billion euros to bolster AI investments in Europe. According to von der Leyen, the EU would contribute 50 billion euros, with an additional 150 billion euros from large corporations.