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EU leaders held their first AI summit in Dublin on Friday, discussing sovereignty, regulation and funding to keep pace with the US and China. Von der Leyen put Europe's investment need at €500bn; Mistral's Arthur Mensch urged leaders to "act now".
The EU is trying to stay competitive in artificial intelligence against the United States and China while setting its own rules. The summit in Dublin is the first time EU leaders have convened specifically on AI, covering sovereignty, regulation and funding.
EU leaders met in Dublin on Friday for their first AI summit to discuss sovereignty, regulation and funding to keep pace with the US and China. Von der Leyen put Europe's investment need at €500bn, while Mistral chief executive Arthur Mensch told the leaders to "act now".