Europe must forge its own path in order to successfully apply artificial intelligence, says Sebastian Raible from the open source business association APELL. He calls OpenEuroLLM, which was launched by the Commission, "a good start".
By Experts Table.Briefings
The first bans of the AI Act are already in force. However, parts of the law are still too unclear, too vaguely formulated, criticizes Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the Eco Association of the Internet Industry. This poses the risk of inconsistent national implementation.
By Corinna Visser
The battle for Europe is digital, says André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation. He advocates an active digital industrial and investment policy. Europe needs to build a resilient digital ecosystem – now.
By Corinna Visser
In political scientist Manuel Müller's seat projection for the European Parliament, the right-wing radicals of Patriots for Europe (PfE) are losing ground. The left and the Greens make slight gains. The weaker poll ratings of the CDU and CSU in recent weeks are pulling the EPP down slightly.
By Markus Grabitz
Anyone who wants to understand what is happening in Eastern Europe and why Russia is waging war against Ukraine cannot ignore the expertise of Eastern European Studies. Unfortunately, however, demand for it is ebbing – and the number of professorships in this field is falling.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The German government should take more decisive action at EU level and make decisions earlier, demands Anna-Maija Mertens. This would allow Germany to once again play a more important role within the alliance of states.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Due to the time-consuming coordination between the coalition partners, the German government often decides on a position in the Council late or not at all. Lucas Guttenberg from the Bertelsmann Stiftung recommends following the example of the Netherlands.
By Redaktion Table
The Balkans are a testing ground and a gateway for Russian propaganda, which even reaches EU states such as Austria. Southeast Europe expert Thomas Brey explains what the EU can do to counter toxic disinformation and which country could be the next to topple.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Students have been demonstrating against Serbia's president for weeks. Regressive reforms and rampant corruption are plaguing the country. Nevertheless, Aleksandar Vučić can rely on the support of Brussels and Berlin, writes Dušan Reljić in today's Opinion. The reason: "The West is left bare."
By Experts Table.Briefings
German politicians are setting the wrong priorities in the fight against fake news, says Natascha Zowislo-Grünewald from the Bundeswehr University in Munich. Instead of an "endless search" for bots or trolls, we need communicative resilience.
By Experts Table.Briefings
