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title: "Tim Berners-Lee: Why I gave the world wide web away for free"
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# Tim Berners-Lee: Why I gave the world wide web away for free

[Link →](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free)

> \[…\] We need a Cern-like not-for-profit body driving forward international AI research.

> \[…\] If we are able to muster it, we have the chance to restore the web as a tool for collaboration, creativity and compassion across cultural borders. We can re-empower individuals, and take the web back. It’s not too late.

Da die AI-Entwicklung in China und den USA zu sehr von „for profit“ & „for propaganda“ geprägt wird, könnte, sollte und müsste das eine europäische Initiative sein.