Restrict the CERN for AI initiative to EU member states

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  European Commission spokeswoman

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  "Normally this initiative is aimed at EU countries," said a European Commission spokeswoman via email, Unverified source (2025)

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  Elliot Jones

  Ada Lovelace Institute researcher

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  advocates the creation of an international coalition for AI research inspired by the scale and collaborative spirit of CERN. Unverified source (2024)

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  Gianni Manco

  Italian digital transformation and AI policy consultant

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  Serve un centro UE sul modello del CERN e come tale aperto a paesi anche non europei e all’utilizzo delle sue infrastrutture di supercalcolo. Unverified source (2024)

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  Max Reddel

  Advanced AI director, CFG

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  the success of any major new AI initiative will depend on the inclusion of non-EU countries. Unverified source (2025)

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  Luca Tremolada

  Italian technology journalist, Il Sole 24 Ore

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  In questi mesi di allarmi sull'impatto dell'umanità artificiale non sarebbe sbagliato immaginare un Cern dell'Ai, fondato da Paesi europei e aperto a tutti. Unverified source (2023)

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  Tim Berners-Lee

  Inventor of the World Wide Web

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  That's why we need a CERN-like not-for-profit body driving forward international AI research," he said. Unverified source (2025)

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  Sophie-Charlotte Fischer

  AI governance researcher at ETH Zurich

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  politically neutral, international and interdisciplinary hub for basic AI research that is dedicated to the responsible, inclusive and peaceful development and use of AI. Unverified source (2019)

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  Kevin Kohler

  Researcher, Simon Institute

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  Membership should be open to all states and the organization may be "linked to the UN via a cooperation agreement". Unverified source

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  Sara Ibrahim

  Science and AI journalist at swissinfo.ch

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  The centre has long promoted the creation of a "CERN for AI" [...] But to achieve this, the EU will not be able to isolate itself. Unverified source (2025)

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  Coalition for a Global Public Benefit AI Lab

  Coalition proposing a global public-benefit AI lab

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  a much stronger and extensive global "CERN for AI". [...] This opportunity is open to all states and firms, allowing them to participate on equal footing. Unverified source

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  Institute for Law & AI

  Non-profit research institute on AI governance

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  should eventually be open to all states and possibly be linked to the United Nations through a cooperation agreement, according to the authors. Unverified source

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  Centre for Future Generations

  European think tank on emerging technologies

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  CERN for AI’s founding members should comprise a select set of trusted non-EU partners, particularly EEA countries and strategic Horizon Europe collaborators. Unverified source (2025)

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  Ursula von der Leyen

  President of the European Commission

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  "[CERN] allows the best and the brightest minds in the world to work together. And we want the same to happen in our AI gigafactories," Unverified source (2025)

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  Future of Life Institute

  Nonprofit on existential risks

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  Meanwhile, a "CERN for AI" is an international scientific cooperative megaproject on AI which would centralise frontier model training runs in one facility. Unverified source (2024)

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  Japan Science and Technology Agency

  Japanese government science funding agency

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  "CERN for AI," which would provide researchers worldwide with broad and equitable access to computing resources, enable dataset construction, and support multi-way learning among researchers Unverified source (2025)

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