The European Commission proposes a European approach to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. It covers the technological, ethical, legal and socio-economic aspects to improve the EU's research and industrial capacity and it places AI at the service of European citizens and economy.
Artificial Intelligence has become an area of strategic importance and is the main factor in economic development. It can bring solutions to many social problems, from treating diseases to minimising the environmental consequences of farming. However, social, economic, legal and ethical issues must be taken into account.
It is crucial to join forces in the European Union and to lead its technological revolution, in order to secure rivalry and to shape the conditions for its development and guaranteeing part of European values.
The Commission is increasing its annual investments in AI by 70% under the research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. It reached 1.5 billion Euros for the period 2018-2020. So it will:
1. Connect and strengthen AI research centres across Europe.
2. Support for the development of an "AI-on demand platform" that will provide access to the appropriate AI resources in the EU for all users.
3. Support the developments of AI applications in vital areas.
However, this represents only a small part of all investments of the Member States and the private sector. This is the sticking agent linking the individual efforts, to prepare together a solid investment with an expected impact much greater than the sum of its parts.
Given the strategic importance of the topic and the support shown by the European countries stating the declaration of cooperation during the Digital Day 2018.
We can hope that the Member States and the private sector will take similar efforts, forming forces at the European level, the goal is to reach more than 20 billion euros, per year, over the next decade.
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