Artificial intelligence

Pandemic slowdown, closure of the Suez Canal and a shortage of lorry drivers have exposed the fragility of trade networks. EU-funded Transmetrics says artificial intelligence can help anticipate problems and remove bottlenecks

In a show of solidarity, the EU now welcomes Ukrainian organisations to take part in projects funded by its €7.5B supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills programme

Spotting artificial intelligence-generated fake articles that threaten to undermine the scientific process is a joint responsibility. All researchers can play a part by making time to read research intelligently - as if reading a great novel

AI tools are now allowing so-called paper mills to trick journals with fake articles on an industrial scale. The issue risks scientific integrity and is beginning to get high level political attention

As part of a Biden administration push to protect democracy, researchers will try to detect money laundering and pandemic risk from datasets without compromising user information

Post-Brexit, the UK government has set out plans for AI that diverge markedly from the EU. Rather than a single regulator, oversight will be left to a multitude of regulators which will tailor rules for sectors ranging from broadcasting to healthcare