Artificial intelligence : a European perspective

Abstract

We are only at the beginning of a rapid period of transformation of our economy and society due to the convergence of many digital technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is central to this change and offers major opportunities to improve our lives. The recent developments in AI are the result of increased processing power, improvements in algorithms and the exponential growth in the volume and variety of digital data. Many applications of AI have started to appear in our everyday lives, from machine translations, to image recognition, and music generation, and are increasingly deployed in industry, government and commerce. Connected and autonomous vehicles, and AI-supported medical diagnostics are areas of application that will soon be commonplace. There is strong global competition on AI among the USA, China and Europe. The USA leads for now but China is catching up fast and aims to lead by 2030. For the EU, it is not so much a question of winning or losing the race but of finding a way to embrace the opportunities offered by AI in a way that is human-centred, ethical, secure, and true to our core values. The EU Member States and the European Commission are developing coordinated national and European strategies, recognising that we can only succeed together. We can build on our areas of strength, including excellent research, leadership in some industrial sectors like automotive and robotics, a solid legal and regulatory framework, and very rich cultural diversity also at the regional and sub-regional levels.

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