• CEPS in focus

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  • Dive into CEPS in focus, our new podcast series delivering concise, insightful analyses on the latest EU policy developments. Each episode features experts commentaries and analyses, bringing the depth of CEPS research straight to your ears. Tune in to stay informed, wherever you are.

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  • 20. Why AI World is providing the key insights that are shaping the AI revolution
    Jan 9 2025
    Why AI World is providing the key insights that are shaping the AI revolutionBy Andrea Renda and Pierre-Alexandre Balland


    We live in a complex world, rich with data and insights, where finding our way is becoming increasingly challenging. As Herbert Simon wrote back in the 1950s, ‘a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention’. And when there’s a dearth of attention, knowing where to look becomes an uphill battle.


    Nowhere is this truer than in the burgeoning world of AI. New policies and standards are emerging every day. Large corporations update their models, while startups secure funding to drive innovation. Scientific collaboration spans across continents, researchers tap into software and data swaths to achieve new breakthroughs, all while business leaders form alliances and politicians ponder their next moves. All this in a frantic effort to ride the wave of the most powerful general-purpose technology of the past few decades.


    For businesses, policymakers and investors, understanding the AI revolution requires improved skills in locating, processing and analysing data to detect patterns and forecast trends.


    And even if they do find the data, understanding what it means often requires guidance, analysis and easy access to technical and non-technical explanations. After all, knowing where we are is a key prerequisite for understanding where we’re going.


    To bridge this knowledge gap, CEPS has created a large-scale data platform called AI World. It’s a ‘one-stop-shop’ for all things AI, from insights on market developments, and leading companies and locations, to emerging applications and techniques.


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    5 mins
  • 19. Yes, COP29 was too little, too late. But it’s a reality we must accept – at least for now
    Jan 9 2025
    Yes, COP29 was too little, too late. But it’s a reality we must accept – at least for nowBy Irina Kustova, Christian Dietz and Renske van Hoof


    COP29 left many disappointed, seen by many as a choice between failure and disaster. Fair criticism but the Paris Agreement is still delivering as it was designed to do – namely a bottom-up, consensus-driven framework.


    While COP29 was mainly seen as a stepping stone to COP30, when updated national climate plans are expected to be presented, the bar was set high this year for hammering out a landmark climate finance deal. However, COP outcomes often reflect the lowest common denominator; some proposals are inevitably too modest for some and too ambitious for others.


    This means success or failure is rarely a clear-cut binary. While these two weeks of COPs always capture the global spotlight, they’re merely steps in an incremental, consensus-driven process. As the European Commissioner for Climate aptly put it: ‘It is less than what we would have liked, but better than we feared’.


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    8 mins
  • 18. All chill, no grill – and other key takeaways from the 2024 Commission confirmation hearings
    Jan 9 2025
    All chill, no grill – and other key takeaways from the 2024 Commission confirmation hearingsBy Sophia Russack


    The European Parliament (EP) hearings for the new Commissioners are now over. After some last-minute drama and a little delay, the EP has greenlit all candidates – for the first time in 20 years.


    In theory, the confirmation hearings are a great instrument for scrutinising the incoming Commissioners. Such a process can be healthy, especially for a complex polity like the EU (i.e. often accused of being untransparent and unaccountable). In practice, however, it’s compromised by party-political tit-for-tat and structural issues around how it’s organised. Below are my five main takeaways from the last three weeks.


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    7 mins

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