To the alarm of mostly-US industry, the EU AI Act gets preliminary nod to control the emerging technology – and sets the stage for months of negotiations in Brussels and Washington
Member states have almost settled on a call to make immediate open access the default, with no author fees. But some say the Council needs to do more to prevent AI-generated papers threatening the integrity of the scientific record
Rather than creating a new single regulator, existing oversight bodies will tailor the rules to suit specific sectors. Five guiding principles will be applied to ensure safe and appropriate implementation of the technology
With $200 million to invest in start-ups and scale-ups, Taiwan’s Central and Eastern Europe Investment Fund is becoming a significant force in the region
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is set to cover many more companies than first expected, loading them with a regulatory burden that could deter investors
Former head of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s digital division describes his ambitions for the €204.5M Dutch national artificial intelligence agency he now runs
Experts believe that new uses of real-world data could help address Europe’s health challenges, if trust is built into the system. A high-level event in Berlin, convened by Science|Business and EIT Health, explored the potential ways forward
The bloc has failed to develop general purpose artificial intelligence systems that are increasingly the backbone for products like chatbots or automated emails. Without them, the EU can’t enforce its vision of ethical AI, a new report warns
New “spin-in” calls are part of a broader effort to ensure civilian technologies developed under Horizon Europe can be taken up and applied by European Defence Fund projects
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