CERN was necessary because there is no business incentive for high energy physics research.
Besides, if the EU and the US agreed today to set up a joint research lab, we might have a shovel in the ground in 5 years, by which point we will have solved AGI already (kidding, or am I?)
Besides, if the EU and the US agreed today to set up a joint research lab, we might have a shovel in the ground in 5 years, by which point we will have solved AGI already (kidding, or am I?)