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Twenty-Four E Countries Sign Artificial Intelligence Pact in Bid to Compete With .S. & China
EU Digital Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will publish a strategy paper later this month that will outline legal issues AI is likely to create, and also address fears about robots replacing jobs.
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Twenty-four countries in the European Union (EU) recently signed a declaration to collaborate on a "European approach" to artificial intelligence (AI) so they can compete with bigger U.S. and Chinese technology firms. The signatories said they will consider injecting public research funding into AI, without pledging a specific number of dedicated new investments. All the member states signing the pact also noted they would "modernize national policies" to develop large-scale AI research.
"Member states have a level of excellence in some sectors but they cannot be globally leading in an isolated way if they're alone," said EU digital commissioner Mariya Gabriel. "The EU can be a driving force."
Gabriel also said rivalry between member states to draw multinationals would not imperil the EU's effort to coordinate national AI policies and research. Several ministers stressed the EU should agree on ethical AI standards that could give European companies a competitive advantage.
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