EU cyber and science researchers are testing Chinese AI models

BRUSSELS — The European Union's cybersecurity agency and in-house research center have each begun experimenting with open artificial intelligence models from China, three EU officials have told POLITICO. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) — the EU’s in-house scientific research center — is evaluating “publicly available open-weight models” originating from China, European Commission spokesperson Maciej Berestecki confirmed. The head of ENISA, the bloc's agency responsible for cybersecurity, also said in an interview that his team was now testing Chinese AI.