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I mean obviously there is a point where splitting up the instances doesn't help because you're just leaving more instances completely idle, or with too little resources to be helpful.
If you had perfect information and could just pick whichever was provably lowest that'd would probably work. However keeping that information up to date also takes effort. And if your information is outdated it's easy to overload a server that you think doesn't have much to do or underload one that's long since finished with its tasks. Picking between 2 random servers introduces some randomness without allowing the spread to become huge.
Though I'm not sure if the GDPR allows for data to be stationed in Switzerland. It's not EU but it is party to a lot of treaties so it's not out of the question.
Ironically it might become a safer place to station data if the EU manages to push through more surveillance decrees.
Just as the developer who refused to adopt version control, IDEs, or Stack Overflow eventually became unemployable, those who reject tools that fundamentally expand their problem-solving capacity will find themselves unable to compete with those who can architect solutions across larger possibility spaces on smaller teams.
Will it be used for absolutely every problem? No - There are clearly places where humans are needed.
But rejecting the enormous impact this will have on the workforce is trading hype goggles for a bucket of sand.