Available worldwide via Amazon (Kindle Edition)
US: $5.99
Other regions: Local Amazon pricing
Available here:
https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0GMXLX56T
Cloud computing was once presented as borderless and abstract. Artificial intelligence is changing that logic. As AI increasingly depends on energy grids, legal jurisdiction and physical compute infrastructure, cloud itself is becoming part of Europe’s emerging strategic architecture.
As Europe seeks independence from American tech giants, institutions like De Nederlandsche Bank are making deliberate trade-offs—accepting less mature technology today in exchange for greater control tomorrow.
Amazon has built a form of infrastructure that operates beyond borders, decoupling geography from control. As Europe’s economy increasingly depends on this layer, the question is no longer where data resides—but where the system itself is governed.
As artificial intelligence depends on vast amounts of data, Europe faces a fundamental dilemma. This article explores how the AI Act and GDPR interact—balancing innovation, privacy and control while redefining how data can be used, governed and trusted.
Cities in Europe are evolving from passive infrastructure into strategic interfaces. This first Perspective explores how design, data and governance converge under the New European Bauhaus to reshape how space creates value, influences behaviour and distributes power.
China rarely dominates Western headlines in the same way as Silicon Valley or Brussels, yet few countries shape the global future of artificial intelligence as quietly and consistently. While public debate in Europe and the United States often focuses on regulation, ethics and market competition, China has taken a different path. It treats AI not as a standalone sector, but as a strategic foundation for national power.
