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POLITICO AI Summit 2020
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020
CAN EUROPE KEEP UP WITH ITS DIGITAL LEGACY AND BE A GLOBAL AI RULE-MAKER?
AI has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from the way we work and communicate to how we treat diseases and wage wars. Globally,Ā businesses and governments are focusing on how to make the most out of this disruptive technology and mitigate the associated risks.
In this AI ārace to the topā, the U.S. and China stand as the worldās frontrunners, because of their development of cutting-edge AI applications and their capacity to attract investments.Ā Europe wants to lead the way on digital policies by setting the conditions for the development and use of AI. GDPR, digital competition and online copyright are some of the major policy areas that the last Commission implemented to give the bloc a competitive advantage. But will the new European Commission be able to keep up with Europeās unfinished digital legacy when the technology is evolving quickly and investments are being allocated to other parts of the world?
Taking place on March 16-17, 2020, POLITICOās AI Summit returns to Brussels to tackle key questions aboutĀ the future of AI global regulation and the technologyās implementation, such as:
- What is happeningĀ across the globeĀ (U.S., Canada, China, Japan, other regions)? And what are the key alliances that are emerging between countries and regions worldwide?
- Should AI development be limited? How can the biases in the use of AI be addressed? What are the biggest consequences and challengesĀ of automation in industry, taking into account theĀ level of power given to machines?
- Is AI a cultural question? How does the interpretation of ātrustworthyā defer from a country to another, and how does it impact AI development across the globe?
- Can the EU push its case for creating international rulesĀ in a future world of artificial intelligence and robotization?Ā Will the EUās approach towards regulationĀ and development of AI technologies, adhering to the regionās ethical standards,Ā give the bloc a global competitive edgeĀ ā or will the EU be left behind? What are the EUās policy priorities to boost Europeās AI industry, while complying with European ethical standards?
- In 2019, Chinaās AI industry received the most funding, surpassing the U.S. and its traditional advantage in venture capital investment, while Europe still lags behind. What are the EU and member states doing toĀ facilitate access to capital, data and skillsĀ needed to support AI growth and develop strong AI solutions?
- How challenging is the implementation ofĀ a cross-border and coordinated European approachĀ towards AI? What is being done to overcome those challenges and will member states eventually take the lead?