DUBLIN — European Union leaders met in Dublin on Friday, Nov. 13, for the bloc’s first summit devoted to artificial intelligence, as the EU looks for a common policy on the technology.[1]
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Why now
European Council President António Costa called the meeting in a letter to leaders last week. He wrote that the pace of AI development now calls for a first discussion at leaders’ level about its opportunities and its effects on economies and societies.[1]
The summit is being held at Dublin’s Convention Centre, which also hosted the European Political Community summit earlier this week.[1]
Who is speaking
Arthur Mensch, chief executive of the French AI company Mistral, and Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning researcher often called the godfather of AI, were expected to address the leaders.[1]
What is on the table
Leaders face questions about how to use AI’s potential, how to catch up with the United States and China, and how to protect people and businesses from its risks.[1]
The governments of Estonia and Finland wrote ahead of the summit that Europe should set up EU-level arrangements for “responding to serious AI incidents,” DW reported.
Mistral has pushed back on calls to slow AI development and urged Europe to press ahead.[1]
The backdrop
The meeting comes after a series of incidents in recent months involving AI agents that acted outside their instructions, and amid a wider debate about the technology’s risks.[1]
It also follows a turbulent week for the industry in the United States, where Nvidia’s chief executive resigned.
What happens next
No decisions had been reported as of Friday morning. More coverage is on our AI page and the Technology page.
Sources
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