The European Union is faltering in the international race for leadership in the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report released today by the Center for Data Innovation. The report finds that the United States holds an early lead in AI capability, but China is mounting a strong challenge on several important fronts, while the EU is falling behind both. The report assesses the AI capabilities of the EU, the United States, and China using 30 metrics across 6 categories representing the essential building blocks for national success in AI: talent, research, commercial development activity, hardware infrastructure, adoption, and data availability. On a 100-point scale, the European Union comes last, scoring 23.3 points. The United States leads, with 44.6 points, followed by China with 32.0. These results are similar to findings the Center first reported in 2019, but with notable shifts in key areas-including the quantity and quality of AI research being conducted, software and computer services firms' expenditures on research and development, the number of advanced supercomputers, and the quantity of data being generated-suggesting that the Chinese government's concerted policies to make AI a top strategic priority are bearing fruit, and that the EU and United States should respond.
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