The three governments are joining forces to push for EU-wide coordination of a common strategy for AI made in Europe. Three leading member states have formed a political alliance to push for better coordination between national plans and investment in artificial intelligence with EU policies relating to the sector.
Germany, France and Poland say member states will need to work more closely together if the EU is to catch up with the US and China and develop its own versions of AI that inject innovation into the European economy, but are also rooted in EU rules and democratic principles.
At an event organised by the German federal government in Brussels today 23 January , federal research minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger said joint action is needed if the EU is to be on equal terms with the US and China in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence.
The Weimar Triangle was launched in , when the three countries agreed to work together on European issues, with France and Germany helping Poland transition from the communist regime that had just collapsed. The model could be used again, but this time with Poland also a leader, being the richest of the EU member states that joined the bloc after The EU played a secondary role in the internet industry, with very few significant contributions to search engines, social media, and other internet platforms for entertainment and shopping.
AI might be a second chance for the EU technology sector. The EU should also attract top talent from around the world and ensure AI technologies it develops are used responsibly, she said. This view was echoed by Stark-Watzinger. The EU has funded AI research projects through its research and innovation framework programme, Horizon Europe and its predecessor, Horizon Funding for AI is also available through the Digital Europe programme. The initiative was first announced by Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in her state of the union speech in September , but is expected to be rolled out tomorrow.
