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Independent Finnish think tank and research organisation focused on democratic governance, societal transformation, and public-interest technology.

Establish and govern a large-scale, pan-European AI research and compute infrastructure (CERN for AI), pooling expertise, resources and funding across Member States to secure long-term scientific and technological sovereignty in AI.

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Demos Helsinki, “Framework for Democratic AI Governance,” February 2026.

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The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US providers

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Disputed The report contains the recommendation but identifies multiple individual authors; it does not present Demos Helsinki as the sole quote author. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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