Technologies with potentially high socio-economic impact raising complex ethical issues must be analysed from an ethical perspective to maximise their societal benefit and minimise harm. Challenge The exponential scientific progress resulting in the mushrooming of these new technologies (e.g. gene editing, DNA digital data storage, Artificial Intelligence, etc.), calls for a coherent research and innovation ethics approach at […]
H2020. Artificial Intelligence on demand platform
The challenge is to fully exploit the potential of AI in the economy and society. Building notably on Europe’s Scientific and Technology strengths in the field, the supported activities should reinforce industrial competitiveness across all sectors including for SMEs and non-tech industries and help address societal challenges. The ambition is to bring AI technologies and […]
President von der Leyen on the Commission’s new strategy: Shaping Europe’s Digital Future
White Paper for Artificial Intelligence and Data Strategy Europe has a long history of technological success and innovation, with a strong and world-class industry. The digital strategy that has been aimed connects all these points and puts them in context. The intention of the Commission is that digital transformation drives the community economy and offers […]
Statement by President von der Leyen on the new strategy of the Commission: shaping the digital future of Europe
The EU pursues a digital strategy based on our fruitful history in terms of technology, innovation and ingenuity and anchored in the European values that it projects on the international scene. The White Paper on artificial intelligence (AI) and the European data strategy presented today show that Europe can set global standards for technological development, […]
Over three-quarters of the world’s population now live in urban areas
With data spanning four decades and nearly 240 countries and territories, the JRC’s new Atlas of the Human Planet shows how humans have settled on Earth and urbanised the planet. From 1975-2015, the share of people living in urban areas has increased from 69% to 76%. Across the globe, the number of countries and territories with […]
Addressing the risks of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence and automated processes may involve certain risks for consumers that the European Parliament wants to address. Artificial Intelligence and its risks As learning algorithms can process data sets with precision and speed beyond human capacity, artificial intelligence (AI) applications have become increasingly common in finance, healthcare, education, the legal system and beyond. However, […]
Artificial intelligence presents new challenges for the EU
MEPs want a strong set of rights to protect consumers in the context of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making. Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved recently a resolution addressing several challenges arising from the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) technologies. Those systems should only use high-quality and unbiased data […]
H2020. Information and Communication Technologies : Artificial intelligence for manufacturing
State-of-the-art AI technologies need to be integrated with advanced manufacturing technologies and systems in order to exploit their potential in manufacturing and process industry. Specific challenge AI systems cooperating with humans can improve production planning and execution, and can help to improve quality of products and processes. Scope a) Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) The focus […]
The EESC proposes a certification for artificial intelligence products
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) suggests that the EU should develop a certification for trustworthy AI applications, to be delivered by an independent body after testing the products for key requirements such as resilience, safety, and absence of prejudice, discrimination or bias. The proposal has been put forward in two recent EESC opinions […]