"You cannot regulate what you cannot build." In Part 17 of the AI Futures series, we examine EU Vulnerability. Europe isn't facing a sudden collapse; it’s facing a quiet bypass. By owning neither the hardware nor the foundation models of the future, the EU is transitioning from a global designer to a digital tenant.

In this episode, we break down:

• The Engine Gap: Why licensing American AI and Chinese hardware turns a continent into a "compliance node" rather than a participant.
• The Demographic Trap: How an aging population and shrinking youth base leave Europe with no labor to leverage and no appetite for risk.
• The Regulation Paradox: Why Brussels is winning the war on rules while losing the race for rele ...