Deployed wisely, AI holds the promise of addressing some of the world’s most intractable challenges. But the significance of its positive impact is mirrored by its likely destabilising effects on some aspects of economic and social life. Finding a policy response to what is undoubtedly ‘the next big thing’ is both urgent and challenging.

How can Europe create a thriving AI ecosystem that will maintain it in the race with the United States and China for global dominance? How can social acceptance of AI be fostered? What are the risks and the benefits? Can Europe set global AI quality standards?

On 27 March 2018, the European Political Strategy Centre hosted six leading international experts for a High-Level Hearing on ‘A European Union Strategy for Artificial Intelligence’ to intellectually accompany the European Commission’s ongoing public consultation on Artificial Intelligence. During the Hearing, the experts were asked to address a set of predetermined questions with the knowledge that a full transcript of the Hearing would be submitted as a public contribution to the consultation.

The Hearing was moderated by Ann Mettler, Head of the European Political Strategy Centre, and Mario Mariniello, Digital Adviser to the European Political Strategy Centre.

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