Europe is accelerating its fall behind in the AI era, and this is no coincidence.

The EU fined Google $10.5 billion, and what was the result? Google simply listed it as "regular expenses" in their financial report, just like quarterly utility bills😂 Even with such a hefty fine, they remain unfazed. What does this indicate? It shows that fines have become the EU's "creative revenue source."

Regulatory authorities have shifted from antitrust enforcement to a fee collection model. Tech companies are being milked more and more, and they simply treat it as a business cost. This logic is truly ironic—the original goal was to protect the innovation ecosystem, but instead, they are diverting companies' innovation budgets to pay fines.

Moving from an innovation economy to a litigation economy—that's the current portrait of Europe. No wonder entrepreneurs prefer not to settle in places like Spain or Portugal, where the regulatory ceiling is set. Entrepreneurs are either scared off by fines or their innovation drive is exhausted, and in the end, the fat profits flow into the government’s pockets. With this business model, who still has the heart to innovate?