Observed Signal · Jan 30, 2023 · Policy Update · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
EU and US Launch First Comprehensive AI Agreement
The European Union and the United States announced their first comprehensive agreement on artificial intelligence, according to Reuters. The initiative aims to accelerate the use of AI in agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting, and power grid management. A senior US administration official said the approach allows joint AI models to be built while keeping US data in the US and European data in Europe, improving model quality through more diverse data. The partnership currently involves only the White House and the European Commission, but other countries are invited to join in the coming months. Previously, EU-US tech agreements were limited to areas such as data protection.
First comprehensive EU-US AI agreement with a data-localization approach for joint government AI models; relevant to AI policy but limited direct impact on AdTech/MarTech.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- The EU and US announced what was described as the first comprehensive AI agreement between the two regions.
- The agreement targets AI use in agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting, and the power grid.
- Joint AI models will be built while US data remains in the US and European data remains in Europe.
- The partnership is currently limited to the White House and the European Commission.
- Other countries are invited to join the agreement in the coming months.
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