European AI companies could reach valuations of $30-50 billion based on GDP parity reasoning.
“I mean, brutal comment. If the American winners are worth a trillion and the European GDP is roughly 80% of the American GDP, I don't think that implies to be clear 800,000,000,000, but you might get to thirty, forty, 50.”
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