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May 21, 2026

Europe’s AI future depends on UK-France-Germany DARPA alliance, says Nobel winner

Philippe Aghion won the Nobel prize last year for his creative destruction theory


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Photo: Arte / Youtube

There’s a before and after to your life if you win the Nobel Prize, French economist Philippe Aghion tells me. He won the coveted gong last November and his diary — which is sprawled across the desk before us and dense with scribbled commitments — has scarcely had a free page since.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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