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Expert opinions on EU
Quotes, votes and policy statements on EU from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
359 sourced quotes · 6 statements · 77% for / 23% against overall
Featuring: Maria Cantwell Jerry Moran European Commission António Guterres Ursula von der Leyen Brad Smith
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[🇪🇸 Congreso, Feb 2026] Incentivizing AI adoption in companies to enhance workforce talent
13 opinions
For (13)Maria CantwellU.S. Senator from Washingtonvotes For and says:Small businesses are the foundation of our economy and AI has the potential to help them maximize opportunities.
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The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers
34 opinions
For (26)Henna VirkkunenEU Technology Commissionervotes For and says:We want to make sure that our most critical sensitive data is stored in Europe. [...] We want to be sure nobody has a kill switch.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (8)Thomas BouéVice President & Director General, Policy – EMEA at BSA | The Software Alliance (enterprise software industry association)votes Against and says:Our concern is that CADA [the EU Cloud and AI Development Act] addresses those risks with instruments that go considerably further than security policy and will not deliver better security or resilience.
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For (33)Óscar López ÁguedaSpanish digital transformation minister.votes For and says:
La protección de los menores en internet y la regulación de la IA constituyen un asunto de primer orden.
AI Verified source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Juan Luis Pedreño MolinaSpanish deputy (PP)votes Against and says:Members of the Socialist Party, theoretically today you come to tell us that artificial intelligence must be regulated, and you associate it with the most vulnerable people. [...] Look: what you propose already exists. The Artificial Intelligence Act...
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For (13)Morten IrgensAI researcher; co-founder and Vice-Chair of CAIRNE (Confederation of Laboratories for AI Research in Europe); co-founder of NORA and Adravotes For and says:
To effectively address the pressing issue of technological sovereignty in AI, a coalition of EU member states and like-minded countries should commit themselves to creating a CERN for AI worthy of the name. [...] When 12 European nations established ...
more AI Unverifiable source (2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (1)Mary-Anne HartleyEPFL physician; ICANN initiativevotes Against and says:Because, you know, those things are, those things, people want those things. People want compute. They want data. And humans are humans and we do compete. And it’s important to convene people so that we dilute that ability of competition, because thi...
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For (1)European Commission spokeswomanOfficial spokesperson for the European Commissionvotes For and says:
"Normally this initiative is aimed at EU countries," said a European Commission spokeswoman via email,
AI Unverifiable source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (15)Morten IrgensAI researcher; co-founder and Vice-Chair of CAIRNE (Confederation of Laboratories for AI Research in Europe); co-founder of NORA and Adravotes Against and says:To effectively address the pressing issue of technological sovereignty in AI, a coalition of EU member states and like-minded countries should commit themselves to creating a CERN for AI worthy of the name.
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[🇪🇸 Congreso, Jan 2025] Establishing evaluation procedures for AI systems under the EU AI Act
30 opinions
For (24)Alex DantartAI governance researchervotes For and says:This paper presents a governance framework for AI systems, designed to ensure verifiable compliance with the EU AI Act, integrating an evaluation system with metrics.
AI Verified source (2025)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (6)Brad SmithMicrosoft vice chair and presidentvotes Against and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.