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Former Google CEO; tech investor
If Europe doesn't build its own open-source alternatives, it will be forced to either purchase American licenses or become reliant on Chinese infrastructure.
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AI Verified The quote is authentic. The exact sentence appears verbatim in a 2026 LinkedIn post from Eric Schmidt’s own account (“Former CEO and Chairman, Google; Chair and CEO of Relativity Space”), which directly attributes the words to him. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eric-e-schmidt_wef26-activity-7424448832366624768-nvfI)) EL PAÍS also independently reported closely matching Davos remarks from Schmidt about Europe needing its own open-source model or else ending up using Chinese models. ([english.elpais.com](https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-01-26/eric-schmidt-europe-doesnt-have-an-ai-strategy-if-it-doesnt-invest-heavily-it-will-end-up-using-chinese-models.html?outputType=amp)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote attributed to Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO): "If Europe doesn't build its own open-source alternatives, it will be forced to either purchase American licenses or become reliant on Chinese infrastructure." Year 2026 (statement made ~Jan 2026). Vote "for" on statement "The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers" aligns correctly with the quote's pro-sovereignty meaning. The source_url (capacityglobal.com) returned HTTP 403 Forbidden to WebFetch. However, web search returned the exact quote verbatim and attribution to Schmidt, corroborated by Bloomberg, FT, and Slashdot coverage. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the source URL blocks automated fetching; external corroboration is strong. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 20d ago
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