On edge! Polish Prime Minister calls for an AI revolution across Europe, urging unity to compete with China and the U.S.

The global race in artificial intelligence is intensifying, leaving Europe increasingly restless.

Recently, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly called for a unified European effort to launch an AI revolution, pooling all available resources to challenge China and the United States in the field of artificial intelligence.

In his view, the leadership of China and the U.S. in AI stems from their large, unified markets, abundant computing power, and concentrated investment.

Meanwhile, Europe’s greatest weakness lies in fragmentation: individual nations pursue separate strategies and independently fund research, resulting in scattered efforts and an inability to achieve scale advantages—naturally falling behind the frontrunners.

Tusk has proposed a framework uniting the 27 EU member states plus the United Kingdom, aiming to establish a premier European AI research institute, integrate scientific breakthroughs into industrial application chains, and consolidate fragmented funding and talent into a cohesive force.

Many may not realize that Poland, located in Central and Eastern Europe, already possesses a solid foundation in AI. The globally renowned voice AI project ElevenLabs originated there.

Poland is also involved in major EU initiatives on computing infrastructure, seeking to position itself as a computing hub for Central and Eastern Europe.

Yet its shortcomings remain evident: limited domestic capability in high-end chip development, an incomplete local AI model ecosystem, and insufficient reserves of AI talent. Alone, Poland lacks the capacity to engage in top-tier AI competition. This call for action is essentially an attempt to push the entire EU toward collective strategic positioning.

Europe does hold some cards: deep industrial roots and early-mover status in establishing AI regulatory frameworks represent significant strengths.

Yet internal divisions are difficult to overlook. France and Germany have distinct paths for AI development, while many smaller member states resist ceding budgetary control or technological sovereignty, making consensus hard to achieve.

The current contest in AI is no longer merely about algorithms—it is a comprehensive struggle involving computing power, industrial integration, and standard-setting.

Tusk’s initiative serves more as a warning to Europe: continued fragmentation risks marginalization in the next wave of technological advancement.

Whether this European AI transformation can materialize ultimately depends on whether EU member states can set aside differences and collaborate effectively.

(Sources: Donald Tusk’s post on social media platform X, Polish News Agency PAP; interpretations by media outlets are for reference only)

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1881782753914880/

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