The AI Act's rules on banned AI systems including facial recognition systems start to apply 2 February. View on euronews

Mistral AI was hailed as a potential global leader in the technology. But it has lost ground to US rivals — and now China’s emerging star

The world’s most significant and far-reaching AI regulation is about to kick into gear, and companies have been readying their compliance while waiting for clarifying guidance.

One of the main problems of the EU AI Act is its risk-based approach to AI regulation. Under the Act, AI systems are classified by their risk level, and high-risk systems will be subject to the most strict requirements. This classification system is problematic for several reasons:

The EU AI Act strikes a balance between AI innovation & safety. It establishes clear guidelines for risk management, ongoing monitoring, & human supervision.

Contributors Erica Werneman Root, Monica Mahay and Hatla Færch Johnsen describe the process of designing a comprehensive AI literacy program that fits the organizational context.

The European Union will propose establishing an advanced research project agency modeled on US government entities to invest in strategic technologies as part of a broader drive to boost the bloc’s competitiveness.

The EU has used trumped-up ‘antitrust’ complaints as a device to loot U.S. high tech companies for years. The appropriate response should be retaliation.

Royal Philips NV urged the European Union not to create regulatory hurdles that might slow progress in artificial intelligence, amid growing concern about the continent’s absence in the race to develop the technology.

The European Commission released a five-year plan to increase innovation and compete with China and the U.S. BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission set out a years-long plan to regain competitiveness in global industries, as European businesses face fierce competition from China and new challenges under U.S. President Donald Trump.

AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it keeps pace with rivals the United States and China, according to a draft European Commission paper seen by Reuters.