This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/17/europe-donald-trump-ai-bubble-us-economy-eu

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 23 pts · 253d (3 replies)

The US’s feverish investment in AI and the datacentres it relies on will hit a wall if European export controls slow or stop exports to the US – and to Taiwan, where Nvidia produces its most advanced chips. Via this lever, Europe has the means to decide whether and by how much the US economy expands or contracts.

Second, and much easier for Europe, is the enforcement of the EU’s long-neglected data rules against big US tech companies. Confidential corporate documents made public in US litigation show how vulnerable companies such as Google can be to the enforcement of basic data rules. Meanwhile, Meta has been unable to tell a US court what its internal systems do with your data, or who can access it, or for what purpose.

kubofhromoslav@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 253d

Sincerely, sounds like a dirty shit for which is USA known...

saimen@feddit.org · 1 pts · 252d (1 reply)

if European export controls slow or stop exports to the US

What? Is this supposed to be a proper sentence?

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 252d

Yes, European export controls are what slow or stop in this sentence, I can see your confusion but I think it is a product of the word "controls" being in an unusual position.

absquatulate@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 252d (1 reply)

If the AI bubble pops I hear the US economy is fucked.

Wanna get invaded? Cause that's how you get invaded

syvash@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 252d

First time? 😁