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Comment by Holger Hoos
Machine learning professor; CAIRNE co-founder
A CERN for AI would essentially have three functions. It would serve as a meeting place, a platform for experts to interact and exchange ideas. Second, it would offer a research environment that the various existing research centers, even the large ones, including the Max Planck Institutes, simply cannot finance on their own. Third, it would be a global magnet for talent to create an alternative to the U.S.-based big tech companies. As a public-sector institution, the Center would be accountable to the public and largely seek to solve problems in the public interest.AI Verified source (2023)
9mo ago
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The quote is directly about the full proposal: it explicitly discusses 'A CERN for AI' and describes its intended functions and public-interest benefits. Framing the institute as a needed meeting place, research environment, and talent magnet clearly indicates support for creating a global AI institute similar to CERN.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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The quote speaks positively about "A CERN for AI," listing its three functions and saying it "would be a global magnet for talent" and "would be accountable to the public," which clearly supports creating such an institute.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 17d ago
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Verified. The RWTH Aachen source page titled "We Need a C.E.R.N. for Artificial Intelligence" is an interview explicitly labeled "Speaking to Professor Holger Hoos," and the passage appears there verbatim in Hoos’s answer at lines 652–653. A CAIRNE page also lists this exact RWTH article as published on 21 December 2023, which matches the stated year. ([rwth-aachen.de](https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bdowdo/lidx/1))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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Quote text matches Holger Hoos's RWTH Aachen interview "We Need a C.E.R.N. for Artificial Intelligence" confirmed via web search. The three functions (meeting place, research environment, talent magnet) and "public-sector institution" framing are consistent with Hoos's well-documented public advocacy as CAIRNE/CLAIRE chair. Source URL is canonical RWTH Aachen page (returns 403 to WebFetch but valid; English mirror at rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/wir/aktuell/im-fokus/.../?lidx=1 confirms the same content). Vote "for" on "The CERN for AI should be completely non-profit" aligns directly with the quote: "As a public-sector institution, the Center would be accountable to the public and largely seek to solve problems in the public interest."
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 1mo ago
replying to Holger Hoos