EU leaders told to ‘act now’ to stay in AI race with US and China

The EU must “act now” to ensure Europe stays in the AI race with the US and China, French AI firm Mistral’s Chief Executive Arthur Mensch told a summit of the bloc’s leaders on Friday.

The leaders heard from Mensch and Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the “godfathers” of AI, as they discussed how Europe can balance its AI ambitions with its desire to protect citizens from the growing risks posed by the technology.

“Europe has all the technology and the talent to lead...