The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council has conducted its sixth ministerial meeting and set new goals to advance their collaboration in key technology areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum, 6G wireless networks and semiconductors.
The U.S. and the European Union have reaffirmed their commitment to a risk-based approach to advancing AI risk management standards and ensuring the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of AI technologies, the White House said Friday.
During the meeting, the council announced a new Quantum Task Force to address barriers to research and development cooperation between the EU and the U.S. on quantum technologies by establishing a shared understanding of technology readiness levels, developing unified benchmarks, identifying quantum technology components and advancing international standards.
The U.S. and EU also seek to develop a common vision for 6G, cooperate in the global standardization process and develop an outreach plan to advance the development of the next-generation communication networks.
For the semiconductor sector, the council aims to pursue research cooperation opportunities on alternatives to the use of per- and polyfluorinated substances in chips.