1. EU and U.S. agree to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence, including AI safety and governance, and collaboration on other tech issues.
2. The joint statement comes from the sixth meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council, aiming to rebuild transatlantic relations.
3. Cooperation on AI focused on setting up a dialogue between oversight bodies, driving research for beneficial use cases, and expanding collaboration efforts with global partners.
The European Union and United States have agreed to increase cooperation on artificial intelligence, as well as other tech issues like digital identity standards and human rights. This collaboration comes after the sixth meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council, aiming to rebuild transatlantic relations damaged during the Trump presidency.
Despite uncertainties surrounding the upcoming U.S. presidential elections, there is a growing push for closer alignment on tech issues between the EU and the U.S. The joint statement released by both parties highlights a commitment to a risk-based approach to AI and advancing safe and trustworthy AI technologies, including setting up a dialogue between AI oversight bodies.
The EU and U.S. are also focusing on driving research in AI for beneficial use cases like healthcare, agriculture, and climate change, with an emphasis on sustainable development. Additionally, the collaboration aims to expand efforts by adding more global partners and focuses on protecting information integrity on platforms, as well as collaborating on e-identity standards.
The joint statement also acknowledges the need for platforms to support researchers’ access to data and discusses ongoing cooperation on platform governance. The EU and U.S. are also working on identifying potential use cases for transatlantic interoperability and cooperation on e-identity standards. Other areas of cooperation covered in the statement include clean energy, quantum, and 6G technology.