Kenneth Rogoff argues in a Project Syndicate commentary that although Europe lags China and the United States in AI infrastructure investment due to costly data-center buildouts, its cultural emphasis on leisure and quality of life could become an unexpected advantage in an AI-abundant future. He points to Europe’s slow growth, aging population, and fragmented capital markets as headwinds, but suggests these lifestyle priorities may position the continent well as AI-driven prosperity reshapes what societies value.
