Airbus, BNP Paribas, EDF, Mistral, Orange, Spotify … About sixty companies are gathering in a multinational alliance to make Europe a major AI player in front of the American and Chinese giants.
On the sidelines of the International Artificial Intelligence Summit organized on Monday February 10 at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday, February 10, sixty large European companies have announced that they are gathering around the signing of a new alliance. Baptized ‘Eu ai champions initiative’ The objective of this coalition is “to accelerate the momentum of the AI” on the old continent and to make Europe a “World Leader” From artificial intelligence to the future, reports AFP.
In his report, EU AI Champions Initiative promises to take note of the need to act for a beneficial advance of AI on the old continent, while taking into account the competition with the rest of the world on this subject. “While the global race for the development and deployment of AI is intensifying, Europe must act decisively to define its role”underlines Jeannette Zu Fürstenberg, signatory of the letter of introduction of the report. In addition, the coalition intends “Engage a collaborative and constructive exchange with the European Commission and the governments of the Member States to create a drastically simplified regulatory framework”said the press release. In this regard, the first exchanges should take place on Monday February 10 after the presentation of the alliance at the IA summit.
Eu champions initiative: an alliance of large European companies
Among the signatories, we find Airbus, EDF, Mistral, Siemens, Philips, Spotify; Orange, Volkswagen, Mercedes, CMA CGM, but also banks and businesses that do not really have a link with AI like L’Oréal, Heineken, Flixbus or Kering.
Over the report, many themes are discussed, including aerospace and defense, automobile, energy, corporate software, financial services, robotics or even health. The idea is to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence in as many areas as possible and “Building an economy fueled by the AI that is competitive, resilient and inclusive worldwide.” The promotion of such an agreement within the European Union lays down the basis of a desire to act actively for AI and to catch up on the United States and China, which are currently dominating the sector.