> Cern was created in the aftermath of the second world war by the UN and European governments who identified a historic, scientific turning point that required international collaboration. It is hard to imagine a big tech company agreeing to share the world wide web for no commercial reward like Cern allowed me to. That’s why we need a Cern-like not-for-profit body driving forward international AI research.

CERN’s Wikipedia page is surprisingly sparse on its history. I say that because I’m curious whether such thing like it as it’s being described here can be achieved today outside of the historical contexts that lead to efforts like CERN and DARPA (world wars, atomic bombs, etc.)