France, Germany, and the European Commission have announced the European Frontier AI Initiative, positioning it as the world’s best funded non-profit effort in frontier AI. CFG examines whether its ambition and design can translate into reliable, sovereign AI development ahead of its Q1 2026 launch.
To lead in trustworthy AI and accelerate scientific progress, Europe should establish RAISE as an independent, dual-structure institution—combining a central hub for foundational AI research with a distributed network of mission-driven programmes across the continent.
The European Commission's AI Continent Action Plan lays a solid foundation but now comes the harder part: execution.
This report explores the institutional design of CERN for AI, covering its structure, legal basis, governance, and funding model.
To compete in AI, Europe needs big investments and an EU-wide initiative to pool resources, talent and ambition.
A moonshot project for Europe? Max Reddel and Bálint Pataki argue it is time for the European Commission to take a more ambitious stance on advanced AI.
Alex Petropoulos and Max Reddel argue that the European Commission should not hire internal staff for its lead scientific advisor on artificial intelligence.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposed a 'CERN for AI' initiative to boost Europe's AI capabilites. Our report unpacks how such an institution could look like in practice.
