OpenAI’s EU Economic Blueprint

TL;DR

OpenAI published the EU Economic Blueprint on April 7, 2025, outlining four principles and four concrete ideas to help Europe capture AI‑driven growth while ensuring responsible development aligned with European values.

Overview and Context

The Blueprint argues that Europe can achieve sustainable economic growth through AI if it secures foundational resources, streamlines regulation, expands adoption, and builds AI that reflects EU commitments to social inclusion and fundamental rights. It notes existing AI activity in Europe, such as research at the Max Planck Society in Germany and Sciences Po in France, the rollout of ChatGPT Edu to schools in Estonia, and Germany hosting the largest number of API developers building on OpenAI’s technology outside the US.

Four Principles for AI Growth

The Blueprint sets out four principles to reach Europe’s AI potential.

Establish and grow the foundations needed for sustained AI growth—chips, data, energy, and talent Europe must secure and develop these inputs to compete globally in the AI era.

Ensure that EU rules are streamlined and work in sync to enable AI progress rather than hinder it Policymakers should reduce barriers within the single market by simplifying the digital rulebook, eliminating redundant or obsolete proposals, and harmonizing rules to attract investment for cutting‑edge AI.

Maximize the AI opportunity through widespread adoption across all sectors, regions and society Increasing AI access and literacy is essential to ensure AI has a positive impact on European businesses, large and small, public services, and wider society.

Ensure that AI is built responsibly and reflects European values The EU and the AI industry must work hand‑in‑hand so users can trust AI tools and meaningfully control and personalize them according to their specific needs and preferences.

Adoption‑focused Ideas

To turn principles into action, the Blueprint offers four starting points.

AI Compute Scaling Plan: Increase the EU’s computing capacity by at least 300% by 2030, with a clear focus on low‑latency, geographically‑distributed infrastructure optimized for inference, as a complement to the AI factories focused on training.

AI Accelerator Fund: Launch a dedicated €1 billion fund to rapidly finance pilot projects demonstrating clear societal or economic value of AI.

100 Million AI Citizens: Train 100 million Europeans in foundational AI skills by 2030 through freely accessible online courses in all official EU languages.

Youth Digital Agency in AI Initiative: Establish an EU‑funded initiative that supports the development of AI applications co‑designed with young people, involving participatory design sprints with educational institutions, youth councils, and child‑safety organizations to build features that reflect their needs and values.

Living Document and Engagement

The Blueprint is presented as a living document that will be updated as OpenAI learns from working with governments across Europe. As part of this, OpenAI is holding a series of AI economics events across Europe to gather insights and inform policy recommendations; events have already taken place in Brussels and Paris, with upcoming sessions planned in Warsaw and Munich.

Conclusion

OpenAI strongly believes that with the right vision and execution, Europe can harness AI to solve challenges such as improving healthcare and education and enabling the green transition, delivering benefits for all citizens.