Today, artificial intelligence is everywhere in the public debate: technological revolution, global race for innovation, potential threat to jobs, tool for disinformation, and a key issue of sovereignty. The stakes are immense. Faced with American and Chinese tech giants, the European Union has made a distinctive choice: regulation. With the AI Act, it has adopted the world’s first harmonised legal framework designed to regulate artificial intelligence.

This webinar aims to bring facts back to the centre of the debate and challenge common misconceptions, with a primarily technological perspective. The focus will be on the potential of AI and its concrete opportunities in Europe. It will also be an opportunity to present what Europe is doing to promote the development and deployment of AI, in support of business competitiveness, improved healthcare, and more efficient public services. Finally, because AI also involves risks, the role of the AI Act as a framework of trust will also be discussed.

Cécile Huet is Head of Unit “Excellence in AI and Robotics” at the European Commission’s AI Office (DG CONNECT).