EU AI summit expected to be overshadowed by Ukraine war
Source: SemaforBy Prashant Rao
The EU’s efforts on AI have in any case so far been scattershot and largely fallen shy of their stated targets.
European leaders were set to hold talks on how to compete with the US and China in the AI race, but analysts voiced skepticism the EU could overcome structural shortcomings. The summit in Dublin, the first of its kind to focus solely on AI, is expected to be overshadowed by debate over financial support for Ukraine, discussion over who speaks for the bloc internationally, and horse-trading over an EU-wide budget.
The EU’s efforts on AI have in any case so far been scattershot and largely fallen shy of their stated targets. Europe is “a large economy but clearly far behind the US and China,” one leading analyst noted recently, “which is why it has no seat at the table.”
— Prashant Rao
In brief
European leaders were set to hold talks on how to compete with the US and China in the AI race, but analysts voiced skepticism the EU could overcome structural shortcomings. The summit in Dublin, the first of its kind to focus solely on AI, is expected to be overshadowed by debate over financial support for Ukraine, discussion over who speaks for the bloc internationally, and horse-trading over an EU-wide budget.
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