Automation ends offshoring, enabling European industry reshoring
MarvinTBaumann · x · 2026-08-16
Argues that automation, AI, and robotics are negating the 'outsource for cheaper labor' argument, paving the way for reshoring industries to Europe and allied nations. Automated production allows for better, cheaper, and faster operations within democracies, enhancing resilience against foreign coercion and achieving 'automated sovereign abundance.'
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