| Well if you hate what the EU stands for I don't think there is any "evidence" that would sway you in any direction. That people in Europe have concrete and non-trivial views about important matters is fairly evident if you simply check what kind of laws and regulations they are passing. So there is a distinct vision. That there is plenty of research talent that is educated to cutting-edge level with citizen tax money is also pretty evident if you check who has been behind some important such AI "innovations". So there is also capability to execute on the vision. The weakness of the EU is that it can't (not fast enough anyway) build the structures (internal markets etc) that will overcome nativist instincts. To accumulate the resources and critical mass where it is needed. Brexit made everything just a little bit harder. The UK leaving the EU means, for example, that its cutoff from academic research networks. People are by now even studying this effect quantitatively [1] Brexit also means that the entire financial system in the EU (which was very London centric) is in shambles. London as a financial center is declining [2] with implications for the shape of Europe's capital markets, the developments around new forms of digital finance, fintech etc. So, yeah, go on with your livid denial of how disastrous that fateful decision. [1] https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/30/6/063145/1030255/Ana... [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63623502 |