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The global AI race is often framed as a contest of scale: bigger models, more compute, broader capabilities. But for Europe's most critical sectors, this framing is a trap. In this keynote, Ilhan Scheer, Co-CEO of Aleph Alpha, makes the case that Europe's path to AI leadership lies not in replicating US-style foundation models, but in building specialized large language models (SLMs) purpose-built for high-stakes, highly regulated domains – from public administration to defense and industrial operations. Drawing on his dual experience as a founder-turned-enterprise-leader and co-author of Decision Intelligence (Wiley), Ilhan shares how Aleph Alpha is turning sovereign AI from a policy talking point into operational reality – and why specialization, not generalization, is what will define Europe's AI competitiveness.
