The Travelling Assembly
Towards a permanent Peoples' Assembly for Europe
9. “Harness Technology, unleash collective intelligence” - STEPS
[Please note this latest version was made public on 25 May 2025, after the final meeting (External link) of the 2024/25 pilot Assembly]
Steps? (Vienna spirit)
Educate AI use
As AI technology grows faster, it creates a lot of questions and fears that we need to demystify and make people feel comfortable using it by educating them on the use of its basic functions.
For this, map user issues with AI use :
- Add a possibility to rate AI responses and comments and comments possibility to be able to report some answers including biases and any other forms that would be forbidden by the law
- Add a transparent platform needs to be introduced where EU-citizens can look up the issues with AI.
AI Office and EU AI
Ensure AI Office is representative of the European citizens, with the addition of different minorities and nationalities. This office will be responsible for creating an AI toll that avoids the biases of other similar tools.
ANTITRUST regulation
In order to shelter the market and thought processes from monopolization we need to implement anti-trust regulations so that companies cannot hoard functionalities.
Data protection
The dynamic nature of digital technologies and AI asks the data protection to be constantly reviewed by specialized teams ,ex. N04B, in order to be a relevant legislation that strikes a balance between technological innovation, fundamental rights protection and a rigorous accountability system for those using data.
Sustainability
Life cycle analysis on AI technologies show that they are not sustainable enough. Technically we are working on the optimization of all processes involved, developing a cycle economy, based on renewable energies and efficient use and reuse of raw materials. On the other side, we need stronger regulations, ex. Big companies must be forced to be responsible by leading the way towards the 100 percent sustainable AI.
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Such an institution would not only advance scientific understanding but also ensure that AI development aligns with ethical standards and serves the public good. It would allow European nations to master AI technology rather than be subjected to it and it would promote international collaboration, attract researchers from various countries instead of letting them go to Asia or the US, allow the exploration of original solutions that are different from those pursued by large companies for purely commercial purposes; provide an AI infrastructure at the service of researchers, equipped with adequate computing power, data availability and technical staff for large-scale experiments; provide ideas for the development of new businesses and new products in all fields of human activity.
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