A consortium of 20 European research institutes, companies and high-performance computing centers is launching the OpenEuroLLM project. It aims to develop powerful open-source language models for all official EU languages. The Commission has awarded the project the STEP label (Strategic Technologies for Europe).OpenEuroLLM aims to facilitate access to AI technologies and strengthen European companies and […]
As Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Federal Network Agency conducted a tabletop exercise together with the EU Commission on Friday in the run-up to the Bundestag elections. “What we agreed with the major online platforms last week was tested in practice today,” said Klaus Müller, President of the Federal […]
The past few weeks have once again shown that Europe must increase its competitiveness and strengthen its internal market. As a location for technology and innovation, Europe is only number three behind the USA and China, which continue to pull further ahead in key areas. “We have to realize that we can only solve this […]
For more than a decade, the European Union has been slumbering at the digital control desk, ignoring the flashing red warning lights. American and Chinese social media platforms, along with Russian troll armies, are undermining our democracies and wreaking havoc on our political systems.Much like Vladimir Putin’s control of Europe’s energy supply exposed our weaknesses, […]
After the 2024 European elections, the EU Commission was pleased with itself. In its view, there were no significant disinformation campaigns surrounding the elections. The presidential election in Romania was a different story. According to the EU Commission at the time, the Romanians had refrained from preparing together with the authority and using the available […]
Ms. Rulf, February 2 is an important date for artificial intelligence in Europe, as the first provisions of the AI Act come into force. What does that mean?Companies and public authorities must switch off unauthorized applications, so-called “prohibited use cases”, in Europe or are not allowed to put them into operation in the first place. […]
The statements made by Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek have shaken some fundamental assumptions about the successful development of artificial intelligence. These were that you need a lot of money, gigantic computing power, and super talents to stay ahead in the global race for artificial intelligence. If you believe DeepSeek’s message, then you have to assume […]
Mr. Friedl, what was your first thought when you heard about Stargate?That we Europeans need to get a move on. Stargate is a wake-up call and a powerful announcement. Whether it will become reality remains to be seen. But the US’ lead in AI investment is already clear to see.What consequences should Germany and Europe […]
As part of its work as Digital Services Coordinator, the Federal Network Agency is hosting a round table this Friday ahead of the Bundestag elections. Representatives of the EU Commission, civil organizations and major platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X have been invited. According to the Commission, all major social networks have confirmed […]
Already during his first term in office, Donald Trump had set himself the goal of building a strong AI industry in the USA. He is now taking this seriously: on Tuesday evening, he appeared before the cameras at the White House with the CEOs of Oracle, Softbank and OpenAI. The three companies want to invest […]