An adviser to the European Commission recommends leaving the race for the most powerful language models to the US and China and instead deploying AI quickly in sectors such as health, transport, agriculture and industry. A package of measures is due by the end of the year. Back in 2025, Brussels presented a strategy with around one billion euros for broader adoption.
In everyday office work, AI has arrived in many places, but often alongside core processes rather than inside them.
For mid-sized companies we see three steps: do not wait for a better model, start with a process whose benefit can be quantified, such as order entry, and manage dependencies on vendors deliberately. Those who gain practical experience early have an advantage over those waiting for political programmes.