Europe and the Global AI Race
In this new CSS Analysis, Fabien Merz argues that state actors increasingly regard Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key technology and a strategic resource. How are Europeans, in particular France and Germany, positioning themselves in the context of a global race for the supremacy in AI? Europe is proposing a model in which AI developments and applications are better regulated and ethically grounded.
Due to its potentially extremely versatile applications and its disruptive nature, AI is touted as the “new electricity”. For example, the business and strategy consulting firm McKinsey predicts that AI could generate an additional economic output of around 13 trillion USD by 2030, which would add about 1.2 per cent to the global GDP every year. It is safe to assume that AI will not only contribute significantly to economical and societal prosperity, but also play a significant role in the fields of national security and warfare.