More than 60 large multinational companies announced, on Monday (10), support for a project that seeks to position the European Union among global leaders under development and use of artificial intelligence tools (IA), alongside the United States and China.
Named the initiative of the European Champions in Artificial Intelligence (from English, I Ai Champions Initiative), the measure foresees a joint investment of 150 billion euros over the next five years. The funds would mainly come from a group of 20 major international investors.
“When Europe can create a picture [regulatório] Of transparent, structured and competition -oriented, with viable resources and investment opportunities, more than 20 large international investor groups will be ready to allocate more than 150 billion euros in new capital and funds already raised in AI -related opportunities, in Europe ”, maintain the representatives of some of the companies that endorse a announced Today, during Ai Action Summit, an international summit on artificial intelligence that happens until tomorrow (11), in the French capital, Paris.
For the signatories of the document, the development of “a cohesive market opportunity” with a “drastically simplified” regulatory framework that “unlocks local innovation” will allow European companies to remain competitive and stimulate the emergence of new technology enterprises, “boosting economic development and social prosperity in Europe”.
“This is the first time that European leaders from different countries and different political views have come together to create a mechanism whose goal is to accelerate [o avanço] from Europe [em direção] AI leadership, framing an ambitious view and mobilizing talents and capital, ”says the signatories of the document.
Headed by General Catalyst, a traditional American Venture Capital firm, high-risk investment expert, the initiative has the support of large corporations, startups and investors, including Airbus, Deutsche Bank, Heineken, L’Oréal Groupe, Mercedes-Benz, Mistral Ai, SAP, Siemens, among others.
