Science: Europe to Devote €1.5 Billion to Artificial Intelligence Research


To distinguish their research efforts, European AI research will be guided by a focus on ethics in contrast to the "permissionless innovation" approach taken by the U.S. and China.

For the full article, see: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/15-billion-artificial-intelligence-research-europe-pins-hopes-ethics

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