Donald Trumps big AI announcement has turned heads on both sides of the Atlantic.
The companies said $100bn of the funding was available immediately.
The rest would be deployed over the next four years.
Trump billed Stargate as the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history.
He added that the project would ensure the future of technology is in the US.
Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank, had another bold prediction.
He said the venture would drive artificial superintelligence.
European tech leaders echoed the sentiment but fear that the continent will become beholden to American power.
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Villalon added that the transition requires powerful new computing capacity.
Stargate will bring a big dose of this to the US.
Europes AI worries
Villalon pointed to the example of his home country.
Similar anxieties have reverberated across Europe.
Villalon shares their concerns.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
