Europol has conducted a sting operation against a group whose members engage in the distribution of images of minors fully generated by artificial intelligence.

OpenAI is finally making its video generation model, Sora, available to users in the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and

The project has 18 participants including biometrics-focused companies Idemia and NEC, research institutions and government departments.

AxeleraAI, one of Europe's few companies making computer chips for artificial intelligence, has been awarded a grant of up to 61.6 million euros ($66 million) to develop a chip for use in data centres,

Two dozen people were arrested this week for their role in a criminal group that distributed images generated by artificial intelligence of children being sexually abused, the European Union's police agency said on Friday.

Nine months after passing a landmark AI Act, the EU has become a battlefield for AI companies and rightsholders.

AxeleraAI, one of Europe's few companies making computer chips for artificial intelligence, has been awarded a grant of up to 61.6 million euros ($66 million) to develop a chip for use in data centres,

Twenty-five people have been arrested in a global operation over AI-generated child sexual abuse material, said Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, in a statement Friday.

CTOs and CIOs should establish a robust governance framework to ensure compliance, minimize risk and drive responsible AI adoption.

Prioritizing funding for AI research and startups is essential. The European Commission has set a target of 20 billion euros in annual AI investment, but this goal requires significant private-sector participation.

Tom Bristow, Pieter Haeck and Océane Herrero contributed to the report.

Under the AI Act, some AI uses are prohibited outright, while others are subject to varying degrees of governance, management, and transparency requirements. The banned AI practices deemed to pose an unacceptable risk include real-time biometric identification in public spaces, social scoring systems, and manipulative technologies.