Artificial intelligence for Europe

Summary:

Communication published by the European Commission on 25 April 2018, setting its first-ever strategy focusing on the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Further information:

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to systems that display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve specific goals. AI-based systems can be purely software-based, acting in the virtual world (voice assistants, image analysis software, search engines, speech and face recognition systems) or AI can be embedded in hardware devices (advanced robots, autonomous cars, drones or Internet of Things applications).

This strategy sets out a three-pronged approach: increasing public and private investments in AI, preparing for socio-economic changes, and ensuring an appropriate ethical and legal framework. It follows up on a call from the European Council on the development of a European approach on AI. It was put forward by the European Commission on 25 April 2018.

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News

The Guardian, 25/04/2018: Artificial intelligence: €20bn investment call from EU Commission https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/25/european-commission-ai-artificial-intelligence

EUObserver, 25/04/2018: EU in race to set global artificial intelligence ethics standards https://euobserver.com/science/141681

EurActiv, 25/04/2018: Commission vows to spend €1.5 billion on artificial intelligence by 2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/commission-vows-to-spend-e1-5-billion-on-artificial-intelligence-by-2020/

Euronews, 25/04/2018: I won't be replaced by robot vacuum cleaner, quips EU commissioner http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/i-won-t-be-replaced-by-a-robot-vacuum-cleaner-quips-eu-commissioner

Politico, 25/04/2018: In global AI race, Europe pins hopes on ethics https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-commission-andrus-ansip-hopes-ethical-approach-will-be-its-edge-in-global-ai-artificial-intelligence-race/

Reuters, 25/04/2018: EU to invest 1.5 billion euros in AI to catch up with US, Asia https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1HW1WL

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Official

EUR-LEX: SWD(2018)137: Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication - Liability for emerging digital technologies https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:137:FIN

European Commission: DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology: European approach to artificial intelligence https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/european-approach-artificial-intelligence

European Commission: Press Release, 25/04/2018: Artificial intelligence: Commission outlines a European approach to boost investment and set ethical guidelines https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_3362

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