To cut smoking, the US government taxes tobacco, yet it subsidises tobacco farming.
The EU's approach to AI displays a similar contradiction: it funds AI research while subjecting it to the world's strictest regulations.
The European Commission recently announced plans to increase that funding, to Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.To read this story, log in or subscribe
Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.
Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.