1、CEPS IN-DEPTH ANALYSISNovember,2025-13Susana Aires Gomes,Harry Crichton-Miller,NicoletaKyosovska,Berta Mizsei,Davide Monaco,Laura Nurski,Federico Plantera and Robert PraasBUILDING A EUROPEAN AI ECOSYSTEM OF EXCELLENCEForesight Report S SUMMARYUMMARY We conducted a foresight exercise to explore how A

2、I could reshape Europes innovation systems and labour markets by 2045,for the CEPS project on a European Ecosystem of Excellence in AI.Through participatory scenario building and backcasting with 21 experts,the exercise linked global governance and R&D dynamics(macro level)with technological change

3、in the workplace(micro level).Two integrated futures emerged.One depicted globally coordinated,market-driven,exponential growth and automation.The other envisaged globally fragmented,government-led,slower innovation,which is human-centred.The process revealed that Europes future competitiveness will

4、 depend less on technological speed than on institutional capacity the ability to govern AI legitimately,distribute its gains fairly,and evaluate its social outcomes.Along both trajectories,effective procurement,worker participation,and evidence-based adaptation will be the foundations of an AI ecos

5、ystem that is both innovative and inclusive.Susana Aires Gomes is a Researcher in the Global Governance,Regulation,Innovation and Digital Economy(GRID)unit at CEPS.Harry Crichton-Miller is a Research Assistant in the Economic Policy unit at CEPS.Nicoleta Kyosovska is a Research Assistant in the GRID

6、 unit at CEPS.Berta Mizsei is a Researcher in the GRID unit at CEPS.Davide Monaco is a Research Fellow in the Jobs and Skills unit at CEPS.Laura Nurski is a Research Fellow in the Jobs and Skills unit and Head of Programme on Future of Work at CEPS.Federico Plantera is a Researcher in the GRID unit