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Just because it's not happening in the Anglo-sphere doesn't mean its not happening. France always has been a tech giant, both in traditional hard tech and compu
by mrtksn 3y ago
Just because it's not happening in the Anglo-sphere doesn't mean its not happening. France always has been a tech giant, both in traditional hard tech and computer technology. They had something like the web before the web for example.
Also, notice how many big names in the AI field have funny accents and non-American names. Maybe startups go to the USA to become Unicorns but a lot is happening in Europe, especially in talent.
I recall listening to Mistral CEO, who also happens to be French, explaining that UK, France and Poland are very good at training mathematicians and as a result they happen to have access to a good talent pool in EU. He also said that many people don't want to go to the US because of the food, safety and other aspect that make EU nice place to be at.
- surfingdino 3y agoOh, yes, the world hit that was Minitel. I remember it well. It was a British contractor who created the web; the TCP/IP protocol was invented in the USA. Not saying the English-speaking countries have a monopoly on innovation, but the VC ecosystems and the idea-to-market fast track that exists in the US does not exist in the EU, yet. A lot would need to change for that to become a threat to the US. On your other point, funny accents and non-American names can be found in all scientific and technology fields, but generally more often in the US than the EU, because that country was actually build by immigrants whereas the EU is very much set in the old ways and prefers locals.
- mrtksn 3y agoYou seem quite worked up about Europe, so I will leave it here.
- dontupvoteme 3y agocurious of a take given that TCP/IP is american but the british(you?) often claim HTTP as your own (despite it arguably being a pan-european CERN project).
- dontupvoteme 3y agoCould not agree more. Hilarious that we somehow now live in a world in which Europeans are underrated.
- mrtksn 3y agoIt's funny, a lot of people think that EU lives off on cheese and museum tickets revenue. Combined with fetish for giant corporations(aka unicorns), it creates a very strange narrative.
- dontupvoteme 3y agoany chance that video from the mistral CEO is online anywhere? I'm harboring a deepseated respect for them as time rapidly moves on.
- mrtksn 3y agoI think it was this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMOFRDOMIiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMOFRDOMIiU