The European Commission has developed two main strategies to help Europe keep up with the rapid development of artificial intelligence. The first one, called Apply AI, aims to promote the use of AI in several public sectors such as healthcare and defence. It also supports small and medium sized enterprises in integrating AI technologies into their daily work and improving their operations.
The second strategy, AI in Science, focuses on turning the European Union into a leading centre for AI based scientific innovation. At the heart of this plan is Resource for AI Science in Europe, a virtual institute that brings together tools, knowledge, and resources to support the use of AI in research across Europe.
To increase AI adoption, the EU is investing around one billion euros. However, these investments also place Europe in direct competition with global leaders like the United States and China. As AI expert Francesco Vecchi explained during the interview,"Europe is investing a lot, is creating computing power, but the point is that it is trying to compete in something that we have already lost. Let's try to find out what our competitive advantages are and work on them."