2020 - Manifesto for a European Agenda on Industrial AI - Orgalim: Europe's Technology Industries

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Recent technological advances put artificial intelligence (AI) at the forefront of industrial innovation - making AI a powerful enavler of the digital transformation across the technology sectors.

This is good news for Europe´s economy, as digital transformation - together with sustainability - is the main driver of industrial growth. It is estimated that AI could add over €2 trillion to the economy by 2030, as new solutions optimise manufacturing processes and boost productivity gains. And it´s good news for European society too, as AI technology can help deliver answers to challenges in areas from energy to healthcare to mobility and beyond.

A full two-thirds of the value created by AI is attributable to the bussiness-to-bussiness (B2B) sphere. This provides Europe with a world of opportunity, as our industries´strengths lie precisely in the space where long-standing industry expertise meets digital innovation. A further competitive edge is the European commitment to 'trustworthy AI': an approach to teach development that addresses both industrial and ethical dimesnsions, enshrined in a human-centric approach. This will be vital to gain citizens´ trust in new technology and accelarate uptake across sectors.

To fully unlock this potential for Europe, the right framework will be needed at EU level. There is no time to waste, with competitive pressure from the US and China rising day-by-day. This is why Orgalim-representing the technology companies spearheading industrial Ai development - is calling on EU policymakers to prioritise meausures to support Europe´s technology industries as providers of world leading trustworthy AI solutions for the global market.

WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL AI?

Many misconceptions surround AI, often based more on science fiction than fact. Given the reality of how the technology is used in industry today, one of the definitions most often used is the following:

AI refers to computer systems based on algorithms designed by humans that, given a complex task, operate by processing the structured or unstructured data collected in their environment according to a set of instructions, determining the best stpe(s) to take to perform the given task, via software or hardware actuators. AI computer systems can also adapt their actions by analysing how the environment is affected by their previous actions.

This definition - similiar to that given by the EU Commission´s High-LevelExpert Group on AI-insists on the human origin of any AI and highlights the fact that machines can only perform an action assigned from the outset by humans.

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