Europe frets about US AI as tech world flocks to France for G7, VivaTech
PARIS/STOCKHOLM: Europe’s quest for technological sovereignty will dominate discussions at the G7 in France and the VivaTech conference in Paris this week, as policymakers and technology executives fret about American AI, with alternatives remaining scarce.
The gatherings come days after the United States tightened restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models for foreign nationals, underscoring Europe’s vulnerability that political whims could derail its race to build domestic AI champions.
“Tech sovereignty will be top of mind this week at VivaTech,” Ana Paula Assis, senior vice president at IBM, told Reuters.
