This Week in European Tech: What ElevenLabs says about Europe’s AI potential

<p>ElevenLabs reaching a $22 billion valuation is another sign that Europe can produce globally competitive AI companies. But as personal agents become more capable, Europe also risks falling behind if consumers get access later and the US captures the learning curve first.</p><p>In this episode of This Week in European Tech, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbowyer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dan Bowyer</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsjensen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mads Jensen</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankasavjani/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Priyanka Savjani</a> of <a href="https://www.superseed.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">SuperSeed</a> discuss what ElevenLabs says about Europe’s AI potential, why Mads believes UK venture is in its strongest shape since 2016 and how regulation could shape where the next generation of consumer AI products gets built and adopted.</p><p>The conversation also covers the tension between making AI agents more persistent and keeping them within safe boundaries, what AI safety could learn from aviation, AMD’s acquisition of World Labs and what Anthropic’s economics reveal about the cost of competing at the frontier.</p><p><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul><li><p>What ElevenLabs’ $22B valuation says about European AI</p></li><li><p>Why UK venture may be in its strongest shape since 2016</p></li><li><p>Why Europe could fall behind in personal AI agents</p></li><li><p>How regulation is shaping where consumer AI products launch</p></li><li><p>Why persistence makes AI agents both more useful and harder to control</p></li><li><p>What AI safety could learn from aviation</p></li><li><p>Why AMD acquired World Labs</p></li><li><p>What Anthropic’s economics reveal about frontier AI</p></li></ul>