Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde

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Central bank chief says continent’s AI dependency could give trade partners unprecedented leverage in negotiations Europe must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:41:13 UTC.

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