EU should side with Washington in ‘AI war’ with China, US envoy warns

Europe should side with the United States in its “AI war” with China, the US ambassador to the EU said Friday, raising concerns about Brussels’ efforts to “decouple” from Washington on tech.

The European Union this week unveiled plans for slashing dependence on American and Asian technology, including favouring European firms in the most sensitive public contracts for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Asked about them at a conference, US Ambassador Andrew Puzder said he had yet to study the plans in detail — but was generally worried by the direction of travel.