The European Strategy for Artificial intelligence (AI) in Science will accelerate the responsible use of AI. It will help scientists across the EU to adopt AI more easily and enhance research in key areas like climate change, health, clean technologies, and more. The Commission has launched two key consultations, inviting researchers and the research and innovation community to contribute through a call for evidence and a targeted questionnaire.
The Strategy will also lead to the creation of a European AI Research Council. This Council will take the form of a Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE), which will pool resources for scientists developing and applying AI in the EU and drive the advancement of AI in and through science in Europe.
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, said:
"Scientists and researchers are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence to gain insights and make ground-breaking discoveries. Europe needs to lead this transformation, so I invite the community to take part in the consultations and help design a strategy that supports European science as the bedrock of our competitiveness."
The use of AI is advancing scientific fields like astronomy, medical diagnostics, drug discovery, materials science and climate modelling. The strategy will build on these successes by improving access to AI tools and computing infrastructure, while attracting talent and investments to fully leverage the potential of AI. This will also drive innovation and boost EU competitiveness.
An updated edition of the European Research Area Forum ‘Living Guidelines on the responsible use of Generative AI in research' has also been published today. This ensures that the EU research and innovation community has up-to-date guidance to responsibly embrace this fast-changing technology.
Both consultations, the call for evidence and the targeted questionnaire, will be open until 5 June 2025.
