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Build, don’t bind: Accel’s Sonali De Rycker on Europe’s AI crossroads | TechCrunch

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Sonali De Rycker is a general partner at Accel and one of Europe ’s most influential venture capitalists.

She is wary of regulatory overreach that could hamstring the continent's momentum in AI .

The obstacle is Europe 's complex regulatory landscape and, in part, its pioneering but controversial Artificial Intelligence Act .

If Europe leans too heavily into regulation, it risks stifling innovation that could help it compete globally.

De Rycker sees this moment as both a challenge and a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

With geopolitical uncertainty rising and the U.S. increasingly inward-looking, Europe has little choice but to bet on itself.

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