Celonis co-CEO Rinke: Europe must build its own AI champions to own the upside
evisoft · x · 2026-11-14
Celonis co-CEO Alexander Rinke told TNW that Europe's GDP once matched America's but has fallen far behind, and AI risks widening the gap. He argues companies and public agencies want sovereignty over their AI — ultimately owning model weights — and Europe should foster local champions 'not out of distrust, but to share in the upside.'
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