Tech Won't Save Us Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz
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Dec 4, 2025 Aline Blankertz, co-founder of Structural Integrity and a keen digital policy researcher, dives into the tensions surrounding EU tech regulations. She explains how right-wing pushes are prioritizing industrial growth over human-centric policies, highlighting the dangers of the Draghi Report and the militarization of tech. Aline critiques Franco-German AI investments, warning they mimic the US's harmful race for AI dominance. She advocates for a collaborative movement to reshape tech policies, stressing the risks of extracting business models even in 'European' solutions.
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Build-Your-Own Palantir Mentality
- European leaders seek domestic equivalents of firms like Palantir instead of critiquing their models.
- That focus drives investment into surveillance-capable technologies rather than alternative designs.
Frontier AI Commitment Reinforces US Model
- France and Germany explicitly committed to frontier AI which locks them into a US-shaped AI paradigm.
- That commitment fuels a 'race' narrative that protects big tech from market correction.
State Adoption Protects AI Firms From Collapse
- Governments funding AI for public admin and military create rescue incentives when the AI bubble falters.
- Embedding AI in state systems raises the political pressure to prop up failing companies.
