In her 2023 State of the Union Address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that 'Europe, together with partners, should lead the way on a new global framework for AI'.
President von der Leyen explained that such a framework would outline 'minimum global standards for safe and ethical use of AI' and would need to be built on three pillars:
Von der Leyen also announced a decision to open up the EU's high-performance computers to AI start-ups.