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These days in Paris there was an international congress that had as an absolute focus the development of AI. The relevance of this meeting can be exceptional for the European Union, which announced an investment of 150,000 million euros in AI In the coming years, but above all it seems to have changed its position regarding the Law of AI.
Less regulation, more innovation. As they point out In ReutersEurope intends to soften the regulation of AI to facilitate that the development of technology can be promoted in EU member countries.
Simplify the regulation. Henna Virkkunen, the head of sovereignty, security and democracy in the European Commission, stressed that the European bloc will simplify the standards and implement them more friendly for companies. In comments to Reuters Virkkunen admitted that the regulations had to be reviewed because “there is too much regulation that overlaps. We will reduce the bureaucracy and administrative burden of our industries.”
You have to catch up. French president Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed in the simplification message of Virkkunen’s regulation and added that “it is very clear that we have to resolve with the rest of the world” in the field of artificial intelligence. Even so, he stressed that “a reliable AI is necessary.”
The Big Tech Council is unanimous. Like Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, commented in the event that “Europe’s productivity depends on using this emerging technology.” In Financial Times The words of Eric Schmidt stand out, I exceed Google, who said that Western countries should develop Open Source AI models so as not to lose the race with China. “Europe has to put the batteries,” he said. “The application layer is very powerful, and will make your Europe more efficient.”
And that of US politicians, too. JD Vance, United States vice president, highlighted that the “massive” regulations of the EU in the matter of AI could “strangular” technology. Neither US nor the United Kingdom signed the agreement to develop a more open, inclusive and safe the AI internationally.
Is it too late? The change of speech in the EU arrives more than two years after Chatgpt initiated its particular revolution, and it remains to be seen if the words of European leaders are effectively translated into an impulse for the development of AI in Europe. The French startup Mistral and the Spanish Freeepik They are good examples that there are options to be competing with the best in this field, but the regulation of AI has not facilitated at all the advance of this segment in the old continent. Hopefully the words end in effect backed by facts … and that this support is immediate.
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