The European Union is pushing for stricter AI regulation to curb risks while investing in the technology to avoid falling further behind the US and China. (Reuters pic)DUBLIN: The EU wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland -- an early adopter of the technology which has rolled out the red carpet for data centres despite local backlash.

Ireland will showcase the role it bids to play in the technological revolution when it hosts an international AI summit in the capital Dublin on Wednesday.

While the European Union is pushing for strong governance to limit the risks of AI growing out of control, the bloc also believes it must invest and exploit its potential to avoid falling further behind the US and China.