Data Privacy Splits Global AI Race

In the world of AI research, Europe has drawn a line in the sand, declaring that R&D must focus squarely on "Edge AI." This proclamation draws a stark contrast to "Cloud-based AI," the model aggressively pursued by China and the United States. During "Innovation Days" hosted here by French research institute CEA-Leti this past week, Emmanuel Sabonnadiere, CEA-Leti's CEO, discussed the "two schools of AI research" that have split the world in two. Both the U.S. and China have been collecting massive amounts of data which they use for training AIs, the basis for their claims they lead the world AI race. Strict data privacy regulations in Europe might be seen as impeding European companies' progress in AI, but that's not necessarily the case.