A photo of Karim Beguir, the cofounder of InstaDeep

Interview

January 21, 2025

Winning in AI will require millions more GPUs. Can Europe get there?

Karim Beguir, founder of London HQed AI company InstaDeep, tells Sifted what he thinks is missing in Europe to give AI companies a chance to compete

I meet Karim Beguir, the cofounder of AI systems developer InstaDeep, during one of his frequent visits to France. This time, he’s come over to help organise the French government’s AI Action Summit, which is due to take place next month — just over a year after the UK’s own AI Safety Summit

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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