An Ambitious Agenda or Big Words? Developing a European Approach to AI

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An Ambitious Agenda or Big Words? Developing a European Approach to AI

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize global strategic competition via commercial, civilian and military applications. Despite lagging behind the United States and China, the EU is launching several initiatives to become a leader in ethical AI.

By Raluca Csernatoni

Published on Nov 14, 2019

Egmont Institute

About the Author

Raluca Csernatoni

Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Raluca Csernatoni is a fellow at Carnegie Europe, where she specializes on European security and defense, as well as emerging disruptive technologies.

Recent Work

Paper
Assessing Information Ecosystems: How Governments Can Get Ahead of Hybrid Threats
- Raluca Csernatoni, Alicia Wanless
Paper
When AI Agents Attack: Autonomous Cyber Operations and Europe’s Governance Gap
- Raluca Csernatoni, Patryk Pawlak

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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