A confederation for IA laboratories

22 February 2019 | Written by La redazione

Cristina Pozzi will be in Rome for the symposium that wants to strengthen European excellence in research and innovation on artificial intelligence

Researchers and artificial intelligence experts from all over Europe met in Rome on February 27th at the Claire Symposium. Claire, Confederation of laboratories for artificial intelligence, is made up of 247 research groups and institutions that share a goal: to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation. Cristina Pozzi, Ceo and Co-founder of Impactscool will also take part in the event scheduled for 27 February, scheduled in the Conference Hall of the National Research Council, CNR.

Claire, an initiative of the European artificial intelligence community, has garnered the support of over 2700 European researchers, many of them Italians, who see in this confederation an important opportunity to face the challenges that technological development is putting in terms of both research and impact in society. The aim, therefore, is to create a European network to govern this development and to ensure that Europe maintains a leading role. The symposium, which can be attended only by invitation, will include the participation, among others, of Holger Hoose of Leiden University, of Lorenzo Fioramonti, deputy minister at the Ministry of Education, University and Research, Andrea Cioffi, undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Piero Poccianti, president of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence. Claire and the letter to the EU. Just in the last week, the Confederation sent a letter to the European Union, signed by 450 scientists from 33 nations urging national governments and European institutions to cooperate intensively on artificial intelligence, also involving research centres and scholars United Kingdom, regardless of Brexit. “We believe that, regardless of the future relationship between the UK and the EU, it is of great importance that all European nations, including the UK, closely collaborate on research and innovation in Artificial Intelligence. This is an area that is likely to bring fundamental change to the way we live and work – in the short, medium and long term. It will also play an important role in addressing the grand challenges we face as individuals and as societies. […] However, to fully realise the benefits and responsibly manage the risks associated with Artificial intelligence, cooperation across Europe (and beyond) is essential”.