Europe 2031: With Michiel Bakker

On October 13, Michiel Bakker, co-author of Europe 2031, assistant professor at MIT and former AI researcher at Google DeepMind, joins Whale for a fireside chat with Alexander (founding engineer at Solvimon).

We'll discuss:

• The latest developments of frontier models
• The Europe 2031 scenario: how the next five years could play out
• Sovereignty in practice: compute, models, capital, and talent
• What European founders and operators should build now

Agenda

• 17:00 – Doors open
• 17:15 – Fireside chat & Q&A with Michiel
• 18:00–19:00 – Drinks and bites

**About **Michiel Bakker
Michiel is assistant professor at MIT and former AI researcher at Google DeepMind, where he worked on post-training and safety for the Gemini models. Michiel co-led the Dutch National AI Plan and co-authored Europe 2031, a scenario on Europe's AI reckoning that reached over one million readers.

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