Artificial intelligence

Officials want to rein in applications such as live facial scanning, but pledge to promote AI with ‘sandboxes’ that allow companies to have early discussions with regulators on acceptable uses

Leaked legislative proposal shows bloc leaning towards bans on surveillance and social scoring applications, and a broad interpretation of what makes for a high-risk AI system

MEPs will soon have to take a position on the Commission’s proposal for new artificial intelligence rules. If too onerous, they will hamper future uses and restrict Europe’s competitiveness, experts say

Ever-evolving AI systems challenge traditional notions of liability and control, a meeting of Science|Business Data Rules group hears

‘It is my hope that we can work together and harmonise our AI policies,’ Robin Kelly tells MEPS. ‘It is vital that democratic nations are the ones that shape this new technology’

Accepted wisdom holds earthquakes can’t be predicted. But a large-scale AI supported sensor system could change that, at the same time building Europe’s skills in real time environmental monitoring and becoming a standard bearer for citizen science

Politicians call on leaders to get tough at June summit, as anxiety grows over China’s technological edge

Digital Europe will fill the gap between research and deployment, investing €2.2B in supercomputing and €2B in artificial intelligence