“Moonshot” for European AI Sovereignty
In a decisive move to reclaim technological leadership and ensure European strategic sovereignty, CLAIRE and euRobotics have announced an ambitious plan to establish Europe as a powerhouse in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, to overcome the current technological dependency on non-European big tech firms.
EU AI Act
In April 2021, the European Commission proposed the first EU regulatory framework for AI. It says that AI systems that can be used in different applications are analysed and classified according to the risk they pose to users. The different risk levels will mean more or less regulation. Once approved, these will be the world’s first rules on AI.
“AI made in Europe”–boost it or lose it
Marking it’s 5th anniversary, CLAIRE released a statement reflecting on the impact of Europe’s dependence on AI made elsewhere, how investment into the European AI ecosystem has failed to achieve global competitiveness of “AI made in Europe”, and advocates for massive computational infrastructure, a “CERN for AI”.
CERN for AI
Since 2018, the idea of a “CERN for AI” has been one of the signature elements of the CLAIRE vision for European excellence in AI. The time has come for large-scale and effective investment into publicly owned and operated AI infrastructure, along with cutting-edge research and competitive development capabilities. Now is the time for a “CERN for AI”!
The CLAIRE Network
CLAIRE seeks to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation.
The network forms a pan-European Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe. Its of over 470 member groups and organisations in the Research Network and Innovation Network, as well as over 260 Ph.D. students, postdocs, and master students in the, self-organised, Rising Research Network are committed to working together towards realising the vision of CLAIRE: European excellence across all of AI, for all of Europe, with a human-centred focus.
If you are a for-profit organisation conducting research in AI or AI-based innovation and would like to join our CLAIRE Innovation Network, please consider joining the community by signing your support for CLAIRE and contact us at industry@claire.ai.org.
Is your lab, research group or institution part of a not-for profit organisation that conducts and regularly publishes research in AI as well as maintains a dedicated individual website? We invite you to join CLAIRE by first signing your support for CLAIRE, and then contacting us at network@claire-ai.org to request the application form.
If your a Post-doc, PhD, or Masters student in AI, join the community by signing your support for CLAIRE and join other Rising Researchers in shaping the future of AI in Europe by applying for membership at r2network@claire-ai.org.
The following national governments support CLAIRE:
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The Government of Belgium
The Government of the Czech Republic
The Government of Finland
The Government of Greece
The Government of Italy
The Government of Luxembourg
The Government of the Netherlands
The Government of the Slovak Republic
The Government of Spain
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A European Vision for AI
What?
CLAIRE seeks to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation. Its extensive network forms a pan-European Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe. CLAIRE was launched in 2018 as a bottom-up initiative by the European AI community and aims for “brand recognition” similar to CERN.
Why?
We believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change the way we live and work. It is also likely to become crucial in addressing society’s grand challenges, such as climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; health; and inclusive, secure societies. In addition, AI is a global “game changer” that has become a major driver of innovation, future growth and competitiveness.
How?
The CLAIRE initiative aims to establish a pan-European network of Centres of Excellence in AI, strategically located throughout Europe, and a new, central facility with state-of-the-art, “Google-scale”, CERN-like infrastructure – the CLAIRE Hub – that will promote new and existing talent and provide a focal point for exchange and interaction of researchers at all stages of their careers, across all areas of AI.