EU Clinging to Hope for Its Own AI: Aleph Alpha
In yet another desperate attempt to play catch up with the US and China, The European Union clings to a fast-sinking dream of its own artificial intelligence behemoth. Our bestie from Germany, the startup Aleph Alpha, appears to be EU’s latest makeshift lifeboat in the ocean of tech rivalry. Honestly, it’s a bit of a laugh.
Pitiful Plan to Outflank AI Overlords
While the EU peers nervously over its shoulder at the looming dominance of the US and China in AI, Aleph Alpha is their new poster boy. The Germans are making noise about employing some ‘general-purpose’ AI, and the Eurocrats are eagerly hoisting up the hype flag. Could be that this startup’s AI could eventually be adapted for anything from military applications to poorly translated Eurovision song entries.
The Implications: Dream or Destiny?
In the over-optimistic EU’s dreams, Aleph Alpha might just level the playing field, with a hint of ground reality we know it actually means remaining incompetently stuck in the perpetual game of catch up. The implications of this ‘hope’ is a constant reminder of Europe’s position as the quintessential third wheel in the global tech dance; always ready with grandiose visions of the future, yet always pathetically slow out of the blocks.
Hot Take: The Circle of EU’s Tech Ineptitude Continues
Rounding off this circus of determination, resignation, and disappointment, the EU is essentially accepting the mantle of ‘also-rans’ in the global AI endeavour with a startling level of cluelessness. It’s a sad snapshot of a region so strewn with grand historical achievements yet now batting in the minor leagues of technology. Staking their hopes on Aleph Alpha reeks of desperation. Of course, this is also assuming Aleph Alpha won’t crumble under the weight of EU’s unrealistic expectations, something it probably didn’t bargain for when it signed up to become the next sacrificial lamb in the EU’s tech fantasy.
Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/aleph-alpha-europe-openai/