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Europe promotes sovereign, trusted AI as it struggles to catch US and China

DW16 October 2026, 09:07 UTCIreland

At an international AI summit in Dublin, European leaders promoted trusted and independent AI. Critics question whether the EU can close the gap with the US and China while maintaining strict regulation.

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