EU leaders will meet in Dublin with artificial intelligence agenda

EU Council President Antonio Costa shared with the public the invitation letter sent to the leaders for the unofficial summit to be held in Dublin on November 13, hosted by Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.

In his letter, Costa reminded that the leaders agreed on 2026 to be the "Year of Competitiveness" at their meeting in Belgium in February.

Stating that investments should be directed to future technologies and innovation should be accelerated in order to support growth in Europe, Costa stated that the rapid developments in artificial intelligence, the opportunities offered by this technology and its transformative effects on the economy and society should be addressed at the leadership level.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE AGENDA?

According to the summit program, Arthur Mensch, Chief Executive of the French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI, will attend the first session. In this section, the steps that need to be taken to strengthen Europe's position, competitiveness and technological sovereignty in the field of global artificial intelligence will be discussed.

Reducing critical dependencies, improving Europe's artificial intelligence capacity, creating affordable clean energy and infrastructure supported by large-scale public and private sector investments will be on the agenda.

Accelerating the transformation in industry through more widespread use of artificial intelligence throughout the economy will also be evaluated.

NOBEL PRIZE WINNING SCIENTIST GEOFFREY HINTON WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION

In the second session, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Geoffrey Hinton will make a presentation to the leaders. During the meeting with Hinton, the social effects of artificial intelligence and security and trust issues will be discussed.

Fundamental rights, child protection, democratic processes and Europe's social model will be discussed, as well as security issues including market concentration and cybersecurity.

Leaders will also consider the contribution Europe can make to international cooperation on the security of advanced artificial intelligence systems.

In the last session of the summit, leaders will discuss Europe's strategy in the field of artificial intelligence.