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60 companies join forces to make the EU a “world leader” in AI

by AI | 10.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI

More than 60 major companies announced on Monday, at the Paris summit, the launch of a coalition aimed at making Europe a “world leader” in artificial intelligence (AI) and drastically simplifying the European regulatory framework.

Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI, speaks at the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on February 10, 2025. (Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Paris – An alliance called “EU AI Champions Initiative” bringing together around sixty large companies and aimed at accelerating “the momentum of artificial intelligence in Europe”, was to be presented Monday at the Elysée to French President Emmanuel Macron, to 15 other European heads of state and government, and to the head of the European executive Ursula von der Leyen.

This initiative brings together major industrial (Airbus, L’Oréal, Mercedes, Siemens…) and technological groups (Spotify, Mistral AI…).

The coalition “aims to engage in a collaborative and constructive exchange with the European Commission and the governments of member states to create a drastically simplified regulatory framework” around this new technology, the statement said.

The first discussions between European leaders and CEOs of the coalition were to take place “immediately” after the presentation of the coalition Monday at the Paris summit. (January 10, 2024)