The European Union and Japan have announced that they are looking to form a partnership around Artificial Intelligence. The partnership is part of the EU's plan to decrease its dependence on Chinese technology. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton stated that the initiative would include the formation of an EU-Japan Digital Partnership council. - This council will handle projects in high-priority fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Semiconductors.
- The recent supply chain crisis made governments in Europe rethink their strategy on key technology products such as semiconductors, which are used to train AI models and power the smart devices of the future.
- EU countries have previously stated that they intend to de-risk their economies from China, a concept that is different from the U.S.' stated intent of decoupling from Chinese technology products.
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