US company data concessions risk “sovereignty washing,” according to leading MEP
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US companies who want a piece of Europe’s AI market are starting to make concessions to concerns over technological and data sovereignty. But these moves do not go far enough for some lawmakers, who see a risk of “sovereign washing” that leaves Europe exposed.
One company hoping to sooth European worries in the niche market of AI for science is Sapio Sciences, which is marketing an AI-based electronic lab notebook called Elain. The tools included mean that the system doesn’t just record results, but acts as a “co-scientist” that can help analyse data and design and run experiments.
At the beginning of 2025 Sapio announced it would open up to third-party scientific applications, platforms and models from companies such as Nvidia, Elsevier and Schrödinger.
“We have fully embraced the fact that pretty much every life sciences business out there has already chosen…
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