Robert D. Atkinson

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Innovation economist; ITIF president

Speaks on: AI Policy AI Governance AI Regulation Economics

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The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers

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Europe's primary economic challenge is its anemic tech-driven productivity growth, not its use of American technology. [...] Embracing protectionism will do nothing to remedy this failure, nor will it miraculously create new European technology champ...
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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It’s time to take a deep breath and stop panicking [...] for jobs. No, AI won’t destroy more jobs than it creates.
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added 4mo ago