EU’s AI envoy tells commissioners to focus on using AI, Politico reports

EU’s special envoy for industrial AI, Jim Hagemann Snabe, urged 27 EU commissioners to prioritize applying AI to boost productivity rather than competing in model development, citing benefits for health, farming, transport, defence and factories. He highlighted examples such as streamlined self-driving car testing, secure data spaces for personalised medicine, and digital advisers for farmers, and said a final strategy will be released early 2027.