European Commission publishes White Paper on Artificial Intelligence and a European data strategy

On February 19, the European Commission presented its White Paper on Artificial Intelligence as well as a European data strategy.

The White Paper on Artificial Intelligence intends to provide a framework for Europe’s digital future, based two cornerstones: "excellence" and "trust".

The European data strategy wants to create a European data space that facilitates the free flow of data that can be used to build a strong economy and benefit society.

Research & innovation within Horizon Europe alongside with coordinated efforts in EU member states will be an important building block to achieve the goals of both strategies presented.

The AI White Paper is open for public consultation until 19 May. Feedback on the European data strategy will be gathered as well.

The complete White Paper on Artificial Intelligence can be found here.