The study, received by the two officials on April 15 in Brussels, is not legally binding, but the European Commission may draw on it to inform its global approach to artificial intelligence in research and innovation.
The group of experts who had compiled the report included prof. Anna Fabijańska of Lodz University of Technology, who acts as co-chair of the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA) working group. In her media statement, she has been emphasizing the urgency of ensuring that universities and research institutes across Europe have equitable access to state-of-the-art AI infrastructure, which shall drive growth and research activity across all disciplines and member states.
The EC science advisors' recommendations include:
- establishing a European institute for artificial intelligence in science, offering massive high-performance computing power, sustainable cloud infrastructure, and AI training programs for researchers,
- prioritizing AI-based research in those areas where big data is available but difficult to interpret, such as personalized healthcare, social cohesion, and environmental and digital transformation,
- encouraging green AI algorithm and infrastructure research to help manage environmental impact of technologies,
- orienting AI-based research toward human beings and communities and offering meaningful benefits to EU citizens.
A video recording of the talks between EC Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner Iliana Ivanova, Co-Chair of SAPEA prof. Anna Fabijańska, and Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) prof. Nicole Grobert.