How Europe Is Seeing the Rise of AI

Much has been said about the United States and China’s approach to artificial intelligence, but another key player in the AI race is Europe. How are its regulators, political leaders, and industry approaching this new technology? Gabriele Mazzini, the lead architect on the EU’s landmark AI Act , joins host Jennifer Strong to discuss how this landmark legislation was brought into being—and what could now change. The episode also features University of Virginia School of Law’s Vice Dean Ashley Deeks to discuss how AI and emerging technologies are being used for defense and what guardrails should be in place. Additional reading: Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Supply Chain Tracking Advances in Multimodal AI for Time Series Analysis DeepSeek’s Achievements and the Implications for Policy