{
  "id": 19750321,
  "title": "Judith Dada: \"We need the European Manhattan Project!\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/judith-dada-wir-brauchen-das-europaische-manhattan-projekt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/judith-dada-wir-brauchen-das-europaeische-manhattan-projekt/100268792.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Judith Dada is one of Germany's most prominent startup leaders. The federal government listens to the long-time investor and new co-chief of the German AI startup Langdock, Judith Dada. She and a group of experts recently conjured up a fictitious scenario that highlights a dramatic loss of significance for the continent if Europe misses the AI revolution. At the launch of the Handelsblatt KI-Summit on October 16-17 in Munich, she spoke to the newspaper about their scenario paper, Europe 2031, which depicts what could happen if Europe misses the AI revolution.\n\nDada believes that Europe vastly underestimates the speed and magnitude of the transformation. She argues that there must be the most drastic political agenda in peacetime. Instead of relying on ordinary reports and statistics, she chose a narrative form, a kind of science fiction, to look five years into the future. In the grim scenario they paint, the European Union first breaks apart as individual countries conclude their own deals. Second, they cannot afford to maintain our social model that also takes care of the weak. Finally, Europe ends up being a kind of vassal state, a plaything of the US and Chinese superpowers.",
  "summary": "In the interview, the investor explains her vision for Europe's AI future, where she sees gaps in the federal government's plans and why Europe must attract US corporations for data centers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}