AI summit in Mexico: AI for all, not just the few

Europe just made its move in the AI race. The EU has officially launched “Apply AI”, a billion-euro plan to strengthen domestic AI capacity and reduce reliance on U.S. and Chinese tech vendors. → Only 8 % of European firms currently deploy AI at scale. → Most data centers and model IP still live abroad. That’s the gap Apply AI is meant to close. The initiative will fund cross-sector innovation, from energy optimization and medical imaging to manufacturing automation, all built on open, collaborative AI platforms accessible to EU SMEs. Early pilots are already rolling out: 🇫🇷 France and 🇩🇪 Germany are testing sovereign cloud AI frameworks. 🇪🇸 Spain is launching a bio-data sandbox. 🇸🇪 Nordic countries are co-funding sustainable compute hubs. This initiative aims to create an ecosystem where policymakers, educators, and non-technical innovators can contribute just as much as engineers. Because Europe’s AI moment won’t be won by code alone, it will be shaped by how we prototype policy, ethics, and education tools in real time. Join the upcoming Gen AI Global Hackathon livestream to get early access to registration! Thanks to our community member Matias Banchero for curating this post on AI initiatives and policy! #GenAI #AI #Innovation #Europe #MIT #GenAIGlobal

🤖The EU is expanding its AI Factories network. Six new high-performance computing centres will strengthen Europe’s AI capabilities and boost innovation across the continent! These new EuroHPC AI Factories will be established in Romania, Czechia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. Together, they will provide researchers, startups, and SMEs with access to advanced computing power, AI resources, and data platforms to accelerate cutting-edge developments in AI.⚙️ This initiative marks another important step in building a truly AI-powered Europe, where technology serves science, business, and society. 🌐Learn more in the official EuroHPC press release: 👉https://lnkd.in/dTK_GuvX 🌐Picture source: 👉https://lnkd.in/dTK_GuvX 🔔Stay tuned for more updates with SMARTIE! #EuroHPC #AIFACTORY #DigitalEurope #AI #innovation #smarteurope #smartieproject

Europe doubles down on Artificial Intelligence 🇪🇺🤖 The European Commission has just launched two ambitious strategies to accelerate AI adoption across industry, science, and society: 🔹 Apply AI Strategy – bringing AI into key sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, mobility, and the public sector. 🔹 AI in Science Strategy – turning Europe into a global hub for AI-driven research and scientific excellence. Together, they mark a major step toward an AI-first Europe, where innovation and trust go hand in hand. The initiatives include: 💶 €1 billion to boost AI use in strategic sectors 🧠 €600 million for AI compute and infrastructure 🎓 €58 million for talent and doctoral networks 🌐 The launch of RAISE (Resource for AI Science in Europe) – a virtual institute connecting AI talent, startups, and research As President Ursula von der Leyen put it: “I want the future of AI to be made in Europe.” This vision reflects a decisive shift — from experimentation to execution. Europe is positioning itself not just to use AI, but to lead in shaping it responsibly. You can read the full official document here 👇 📄 European Commission: Two strategies to speed up AI uptake in European industry and science #AI #Europe #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #Science #Research #Technology #Entrepreneurship #EUStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence

Europe Bets Big on Applied AI Europe just made one of its biggest AI bets yet. This week, the EU announced two major initiatives: 🇪🇺 Apply AI Strategy mobilizing nearly €1B to accelerate AI adoption in key industries such as healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and defence. 🎓 AI in Science Strategy creating RAISE, a virtual institute with €600M in funding to expand access to compute, data, and AI talent across Europe. The goal is clear. Europe wants to reduce dependency on U.S. and Chinese tech stacks and turn AI into a true competitiveness advantage for European companies. For startups and innovation teams, this means new opportunities to: ✅  Join pilot programs and funded projects in high-impact sectors ✅ Access compute and research resources through RAISE ✅ Get help with compliance through the AI Act Service Desk At FlowLabs, we see this as the beginning of a new phase for AI in Europe, one focused not just on innovation but on implementation at scale. As businesses prepare to integrate AI safely and strategically, the need for partners who understand both engineering and governance will be stronger than ever. AI is becoming an infrastructure layer. Europe just decided to build its own. How do you think this will shape AI adoption in the next few years? 🌐 flow-labs.io #AI #FlowLabs #Innovation #DigitalEurope #AIAdoption #GenAI #EuropeanCommission #Automation #AIinScience

Argentina Aims to Become Leading AI Technology Hub in Latin America Argentina has launched a strategic initiative to transform into a regional AI technology hub. President Javier Milei announced efforts to: - Attract AI talent and technology investments - Build infrastructure supporting AI research and startups - Facilitate collaboration between government, academia, and industry This move targets positioning Argentina as a key player in Latin America’s expanding AI ecosystem. The focus will be on creating an environment that fosters innovation and growth in artificial intelligence technologies across sectors. Source: https://lnkd.in/dJECiNaV 👉👉 Follow Us ✨ 🙏 ➡️ @[Global AI Talks 🌎✨](urn:li:organization:106167525) 📌Country Pages🎯 ➡️ @[US AI Talks 🇺��](urn:li:organization:106275991) ➡️ @[UK AI Talks 🇬🇧](urn:li:organization:106173031) ➡️ @[Canada AI Talks 🇨🇦](urn:li:organization:106285289) ➡️ @[India AI Talks 🇮🇳](urn:li:organization:106275663) #ArtificialIntelligence #TechnologyHub #LatinAmerica #Innovation #AIStartup

The future of European AI won't just be written in London or Paris. Lithuania just proved it with a €65M EU investment in LitAI, a national AI center that's about more than just technology. Here's why this matters: Most AI initiatives focus on technology. Lithuania is focusing on PEOPLE + TECHNOLOGY. By building competency alongside infrastructure, they're creating sustainable competitive advantage, not just expensive hardware. This approach solves the biggest challenge facing AI adoption: the talent gap. SMEs get access to expertise they couldn't afford alone. Students get world-class training. Researchers get resources to compete globally. Lithuania's bet: smaller nations can punch above their weight in AI by being smart, not just big. The question isn't whether this will transform Lithuania's tech landscape. It's whether other nations will learn from this playbook. #AI #Innovation #EuropeanTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfWork

Fascinating development in the European AI landscape that we're covering at Risepost: Lithuania's €65M LitAI investment represents something I've been thinking about a lot lately; the difference between buying technology and building ecosystems. Three things stand out to me: - The Competency Focus: Technology without talent is just expensive infrastructure. Lithuania gets this. - The SME Angle: Democratizing AI access could be key for widespread adoption across Europe. Most companies can't build this alone. - The Geopolitical Play: This isn't just about AI, it's about smaller nations refusing to cede technological leadership to traditional powerhouses. Will it work? That depends on execution. But the strategy is sound. I think we'll see more countries adopt similar playbooks in the next 12-24 months.

Wuzhen Summit 2025: where AI policy meets real-world build The World Internet Conference – Wuzhen Summit (Nov 6–9, China) has dropped its 2025 details: 24 sub-forums spanning AI for scientific research, data governance, digital economy, and youth & the digital future. Why it matters (no fluff): AI → science: compute, reproducibility, and tooling will shape real research velocity. Data governance: cross-border flows and standards decide who can scale globally. Digital economy: platforms and payments set the rails for SMEs and creators. Next-gen talent: youth tracks point to where skills and content are headed. What leaders should do now: Track outputs (communiqués, standards, safety baselines) that could hit compliance and cross-border data. Align roadmaps: AI for R&D, governance-by-design, and Asia-facing go-to-market. Prep content: speak to creators and SMEs about practical wins (not hype). #WIC #Wuzhen #AI #DataGovernance #DigitalEconomy #Policy #CIO #CTO

🔗 https://lnkd.in/exCzuccb 🌐 #𝐀𝐗𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐋 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 “𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐬” 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬 🇨🇾 We are excited to see #Cyprus selected as one of seven EU Member States to host an 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 under the European Commission’s latest rollout — part of 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧. 📡 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐬? The AI Factories initiative builds a network of AI-optimised supercomputing hubs across Europe. These Factories provide advanced computing, data infrastructure, AI model development, testing, and innovation support to researchers, startups, industry, and public sector entities. #AI #Factory #Antennas act as complementary “satellite” nodes of the main Factories, allowing countries without full-scale infrastructure to connect to the network. They provide remote, secure access to AI-optimised computing resources, modular services, domain-specific tooling, and collaboration links — lowering barriers to entry and expanding access across Europe. 🇨🇾 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬-𝐂𝐘 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐬’𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 Cyprus’s AI Factory Antenna, 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬-𝐂𝐘, will link to the Pharos AI Factory in Greece and provide Cypriot institutions, researchers, startups, and public bodies with access to powerful AI computing and secure data environments. It aims to foster high-impact AI solutions in health, sustainability, culture, and language technologies, positioning Cyprus more centrally in Europe’s AI ecosystem through enhanced collaboration, talent development, and innovation capacity. 🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐗𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐋 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 > Democratising AI access – Pharos-CY enables smaller players (research groups, startups, NGOs) to access world-class AI infrastructure they couldn’t afford on their own. > Regional innovation synergy – As part of the EU network, Cyprus can collaborate with other Antennas and Factories, share data and tools, and co-develop cross-border AI solutions. > Trust, ethics & sovereignty – The Antenna model ensures local oversight, alignment with EU regulations (e.g. the AI Act), and secure data pathways for trustworthy AI. > Skills & competitiveness – Hands-on access to infrastructure supports upskilling, attracts talent, and strengthens Cyprus’s role in AI research and innovation. We at AXOLOTL Project warmly welcome 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬-𝐂𝐘 as an essential step for Cyprus’s AI ambitions. We look forward to engaging, contributing, and collaborating with this new infrastructure — bringing cutting-edge, responsible AI closer to communities, innovators, and decision-makers in Cyprus and beyond. Stay tuned — we’ll share more updates as Pharos-CY becomes operational. European Research Executive Agency (REA) EU Science, Research and Innovation

The global #AI race is full on by the announcement of #EU’s expansion of the EU’s #AIFactories network and it’s exciting to see the #Netherlands among the newly selected countries. The latest announcement unveils new AI Factories in the #CzechRepublic, #Lithuania, the #Netherlands, #Romania, #Spain, and #Poland, each bringing #startups, #SMEs, and industry direct access to state-of-the-art AI-optimized #supercomputers, technical expertise, and tailored support needed to accelerate advanced AI solutions. 𝗦𝗼, 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲? • The third wave of AI Factories represents over €500 million in joint EU and Member State investment, resulting in drastic expansion of Europe’s high-performance computing capacity and AI innovation bench-strength. • The broader AI Factories and Antennas initiative now reflects a total commitment of more than €2.6 billion, positioning the EU as a serious contender for AI leadership on a global scale. • National AI communities will soon benefit from secure remote access to world-class AI training and deployment resources, making next-gen AI accessible to a wider #ecosystem than ever before. Great to see that the Netherlands is one of the new hosts. The Netherlands is poised to further energize local startups and industry participants. This will unlock new opportunities to leverage cutting-edge #supercomputing for applied AI across #public sector and economic domains, reinforcing the nation’s role in shaping Europe’s “AI Continent” vision. Industrialized AI infrastructure will lower the barriers for applied #research, and enable #datadriven #transformation across sectors. Make sure you use this unique opportunity. If you are among #banking, #fintech, and #tech #innovators, you should be exploring direct engagement with AI Factories in their regions and especially in the Netherlands. Access to these advanced AI compute and technical expertise will define e.g. competitive differentiation across #riskmodeling, #compliance #automation, and #advisory #analytics. Now is the time to harness world-class #infrastructure and collaborative expertise to advance #safe, #responsibleAI applications tailored for Europe’s economy and society. Let’s bring it on and execute! #WeAreCGI #CGI