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Artificial Intelligence
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Official EU Commission portal for AI policy; primary reference for understanding the AI Act and European regulatory strategy, relevant to researchers tracking how major jurisdictions are governing AI development and deployment.
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Summary
The European Commission's central portal for artificial intelligence policy, outlining the EU's strategic approach to AI governance including the AI Act, coordinated plans, and regulatory frameworks. It covers the EU's ambition to develop trustworthy, human-centric AI while maintaining global competitiveness. This serves as the primary reference point for understanding EU AI regulation and digital strategy.
Key Points
- •Central hub for EU AI policy including the landmark AI Act, the first comprehensive legal framework for AI globally.
- •Outlines the EU's risk-based regulatory approach, categorizing AI systems by potential harm and imposing requirements accordingly.
- •Covers coordinated AI investment and research plans across member states to boost European AI capabilities.
- •Emphasizes 'trustworthy AI' principles: lawful, ethical, and robust systems respecting fundamental rights.
- •Addresses governance structures, enforcement mechanisms, and the role of national competent authorities.
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# Artificial Intelligence
Europe is transforming into the AI continent by fostering the development and uptake of new AI applications while ensuring that AI remains safe and respect EU values.
Why is AI important to you?
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes use of computer science to create systems capable of simulating human-like capabilities such as reasoning problem-solving and learning. AI systems systems are continuously adapting and improving their performance over time. They use algorithms to analyse big volumes of data to identify complex patterns and solve complex problems. Among other things, AI systems automate repetitive tasks, reduce human error and process data faster. All these improvements boost productivity and competitiveness, while enabling quicker and better decision-making, across all sectors.
The EU wants to reap the benefits of AI while ensuring it remains safe and trustworthy. The [European approach to AI](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/european-approach-artificial-intelligence) aims to boost AI innovation and adoption in Europe, strengthening competitiveness and technological sovereignty. Following this logic, the [AI Act](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai) makes an innovative risk-based approach to enable research and innovation while ensuring that citizens can trust AI systems and content.
To further ensure the EU’s position as a global leader in AI, the Commission adopted the [AI Continent action plan](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ai-continent-action-plan) in April 2025. It aims to boost the AI innovation capabilities and turn EU strengths—such as its top-tier talent and robust traditional industries—into AI accelerators. This plan also explores how to harness the untapped potential of researchers and industries to shape the next phase of AI development, ultimately boosting economic growth and strengthening competitiveness across the EU.
Building upon the action plan, the [Apply AI Strategy](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/apply-ai) supports adoption of AI in strategic sectors, enhancing European technological sovereignty. The Strategy harnesses the transformative potential of AI for industries and the public sector and encourages companies to embrace AI through an AI First Policy while considering the risks. Together, these initiatives form an integrated approach, where the AI Continent action plan sets the broad strategic direction for developing AI capabilities, and the Apply AI Strategy focuses on uptake, helping industries and the public sector adopt AI and promoting European AI solutions necessary to realise those strategic goals. As an example, the Commission is mobilising major investments in [AI Factories and gigafactories](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-factories) a
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