2016: Shutting down Anthropic? Digital sovereignty is only possible with a sustainable, holistic EU economy!

3. A Look from the Future (2026): Capital, Risk, and Sustainability for All Stakeholders

Even in 2026, GISAD is still in the process of being founded. The EU and Germany are increasingly providing funds to preserve democracy. But in a digital world, a concept of independent media and freedom of information falls short.

Often, politicians accused me, saying I should „just do it.“ But politics has no conscience—even if contracts were not honored in the past and the constitution was trampled on, they believe I would simply embark on the next adventure. I will not found GISAD alone. Only if as many founders as possible come together, as envisioned in the EU-D-S concept, will negotiations with the public sector be possible on equal terms.

The discussion about sustainability shows: A holistic consideration of all forms of capital (natural, social, human, financial, and physical capital) is necessary. Economic growth must not come at the expense of natural or social capital—this endangers long-term quality of life and societal stability. A strong focus on sustainability creates ecological, social, and economic stability.

Unlike politicians, medium-sized companies are long-term oriented—hence sustainable. They can be most successful in a comprehensive digital concept that aligns with the capital, risk, and sustainability interests of investors, the state, and citizens. This creates a European competitive advantage over the USA. The increasing societal upheavals caused by social media show: US concepts are socially harmful. The gatekeepers only stay afloat through the immense capitalization of their scalable business models—based on agitation. In a sustainability analysis for all stakeholders, they would have failed long ago.

Today’s democratic upheavals could have largely been avoided. Citizens would have been able to compare the concept of Trusted WEB 4.0 with gatekeeper concepts. They would have had to adapt much less to a disruptive new situation. Proven societal structures would have been preserved.

Given my 25 years of experience with digitalization as a driver of autocracy, it seems plausible that the blocking of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 reflects not only security concerns but also the strategic interests of the USA. The gatekeepers have shown over the past decades that they hinder democracy and diversity when these obstruct their scaling and power plans. Trusted WEB 4.0 concepts, which include decentralized data sovereignty, transparent algorithms, and a European infrastructure, can break these dependencies and strengthen digital sovereignty, regardless of the AI used.

Solution Approaches for the EU-D-S:

With GISAD and its metrics for societal structural relevance, I align projects with internationally recognized parameters:

• Health
• Material living conditions
• Productive or main activity
• Education
• Leisure and social interactions
• Economic and physical security
• Rule of law and fundamental rights
• Natural environment and living conditions
• General sense of well-being

Sustainability as Capital Providers:

Capital providers assume that most startups will fail. This only makes sense if individual founders are exponentially successful and offset the losses of others. But even with wealth, one prefers to live in a socially developed country rather than in chaos.

Trusted WEB 4.0 Solution: A fund or special fund for the EU-D-S finances startups in all 1,000 categories—ensuring that no societal aspect is overlooked.

Sustainability for Entrepreneurs:

Founders often burn through a lot of money without succeeding. Failure ruins them and harms their professional future. At the same time, they gather valuable know-how that could help other founders.

Trusted WEB 4.0 Solution: In the EU-D-S, a founder receives a dynamic monopoly in the category where they are the leader. This minimizes the risk of failure. If a startup is not successful, another founder can introduce their own idea and take over the startup. The failed founder is integrated through participation or employment—harsh failure is avoided. Democratic control is exercised through the Council of Disciplines (www.get-primus.com).

Sustainability for the State:

The state can focus on the pre-digital constitutional society. As early as 2016, it was foreseeable that European states would not find solutions for declining revenues with rising social costs and pensions in a digital society.

Trusted WEB 4.0 Solution: In the EU-D-S, entrepreneurs are promoted within the available budgets—e.g., by converting social costs into participation payments (as discussed in 2013).

Sustainability for Citizens:

Citizens receive a second pillar for their pension, e.g., through a generational fund.

States and Short-Term Solutions:

States do not think like entrepreneurs and cannot implement short-term solutions. In practice, gatekeepers in the USA already determine government actions.

Trusted WEB 4.0 Solution: After successful pilot projects, saved transfer payments can be paid out to EU-D-S companies.