[eastendguy]

(1) AI:

What you said is all correct, but there are some positive steps as well, for example ELLIS: https://ellis.eu/

ELLIS is a great way to compete with the top US universities. Much more is needed, especially access to computing power, just as the CERN for AI proposal suggests.

(2) EU research:

EU research funding itself is a success:

https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/statement-erc-scienti...