11/09/2026
"A future ruled by a handful of closed AI giants would be dystopian."
in Chania brought together researchers, founders, and even a few robots, humanoid units and SenseLab Research Team's quadruped dog roamed the halls.
Our founder, , took the stage there for his talk "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈'𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧".
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝: this is a battle right now, and the outcome that matters isn't a handful of gigantic players, it's hundreds of serious companies building in the open.
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: stop trying to out-build the giants, that fight is already lost. Lean into and open interfaces instead, giving leverage to the many healthy companies already here.
He also pushed the audience, as a , to demand more public funding for and . Sponsoring events is good, but it's not a substitute for what authorities owe.
