Aleph Alpha’s CEO, Jonas Andrulis, has called for a response to the US’s “Stargate” artificial intelligence infrastructure project, unveiled by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, along with the CEOs of the participating companies. “What the US is doing is on a scale of a moon landing” he said in an interview with RTL and ntv on Wednesday. “So they’re taking the lead, and now we need to find an answer from Europe.”
Andrulis acknowledged the need for regulations, citing the regulatory differences between the US and Europe, but warned against focusing solely on safety. “We need certain rules, and that’s true in the US as well” he said. “What I wish for is a framework that not only reflects safety and risk aversion but also a shared vision for progress.”
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Andrulis presented a new AI architecture designed to significantly boost the performance of existing models. His goal is to advance European technology without relying on individual companies. “We’ve shown that we can make things possible that were previously impossible” he said.
The original investors in “Stargate” are Japanese media conglomerate Softbank, OpenAI, software developer Oracle, and MGX. The initial investment from the participating companies is set at 100 billion dollars, with an additional 400 billion to follow in the coming years. Other technology partners include chipmakers and developers Arm and Nvidia, as well as software giant Microsoft. The US President has declared a state of emergency to support the construction of data centers, following the revocation of a decree by his predecessor Joe Biden, which aimed to prevent discrimination through AI applications and protect privacy.