The EU executive is weighing European cloud and AI alternatives for a new digital recruitment tool after staff raised privacy concerns
The European Commission is considering replacing the US technology underpinning a new digital recruitment tool with European cloud and artificial intelligence services, a Commission spokesperson confirmed to Euractiv.
The tool, known as the Job Matching Application, is in the final stages of development. Euractiv previously reported that it would be hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and use US-based Anthropic’s Claude large language model (LLM).
The rethink comes after an internal memorandum from the staff committee of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), seen by Euractiv, questioned the use of a US cloud provider to process candidates’ sensitive personal data.
Asked by Euractiv, a Commission spokesperson confirmed the executive was considering replacing the underlying US digital services with European alternatives.
