By Masha Borak ( October 27, 2026, 14:48 GMT | Insight) -- Europe should pursue both industrial AI and frontier models, including from companies such as Mistral, a senior European Commission official said during an event on Tuesday. The EU's plan to develop the technology will rely on the AI gigafactories initiative and the Cloud and AI Development Act, but the development of the EU tech stack should not mean “autarky,” Renate Nikolay said.Europe should not give up its ambition to develop a frontier AI model, and initiatives such as AI gigafactories and the draft Cloud and AI Development Act — CADA — will support that goal, a senior European Commission official has said....
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