For years, we have neglected cultural infrastructure and exchange in Europe as a counterpart to the cultural dominance of the US. 35 per cent of music on Danish radio is US repertoire. Even the new cables connecting Europe and the US at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean will soon no longer belong to Europe. When they need to be renewed, Google will pay for it, which will dominate both hardware and software.

According to commentators, EU regulation of Big Tech is a key part of the reason for Trump's opposition to Europe. Trump rolled back hard-won legislation and recently the head of the US Copyright Office was fired: Big Tech welcomes all anti-regulation and is against 'burdensome, expensive copyright' that exists in Europe. What business is it of the Danish citizen?

Regulation and rights protection is not only a basis for fair payment for rights by the artist, but also an incentive for investment in artistic productions and a guarantee to citizens of quality, transparency, new songs, films, books, performing arts and more.

Unregulated AI technology and Big Tech pose a democratic problem. Without a clear sender, our cultural public sphere loses value and most Danes can't tell the difference between real and fake.

Since World War II, Americans have managed to turn culture and values into strong common references for us Europeans. Europe has the Eurovision Song Contest and the Champions League. If politicians can manage to keep their hands off artistic freedom amidst all the armament rhetoric, art can do much more: it can become an important rallying point in a time of European military armament. In the best of all possible worlds, the armament of culture happened instead.

Understanding the importance of culture to the European project and as an arena for global grand policy should be a political priority. This requires sound economic infrastructure and clear common objectives, including AI in the arts and the dominant market positions of tech giants.