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Restrict the CERN for AI initiative to EU member states
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Christian KleinCEO of SAP SE, Europe's largest software companyvotes Against and says:
From my perspective, digital sovereignty means the ability to exercise choice, control and governance across data, operational, technical and legal layers. This is not about technological isolation or excluding global partners. Europe must remain ope...
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Japan Science and Technology AgencyJapanese government science funding agencyvotes Against and says:
"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 [...]
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S7 AcademiesCoalition of G7 science academiesvotes Against and says:
We recognise that advanced technologies inevitably raise national security concerns, however it is the responsibility of academies and governments to consider the interests of global humanity and the planet. Cooperation for peace and global security ...
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Mary-Anne HartleyEPFL physician; ICANN initiativevotes Against and says:
Yeah, sure. I think what we all saw with the use case over there is what is possible when people work together and when they are convened on purpose, right? And with a specific purpose in mind. It’s so important. And to formalize that around these re...
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Sara IbrahimScience and AI journalist at swissinfo.chvotes Against and says:
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.
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Gianni MancoItalian digital transformation and AI policy consultantvotes Against and says:
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.
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Kevin KohlerResearcher, Simon Institutevotes Against and says:
Membership should be open to all states and the organization may be "linked to the UN via a cooperation agreement".
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Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AIInternational nonprofit for global AI governancevotes Against and says:
It can be conceived as a sort of "global Airbus for AI", or 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.
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Demis HassabisNobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMindvotes Against and says:
Then what I’d like to see eventually is an equivalent of a Cern for AI safety that does research into that – but internationally.
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Gary MarcusProfessor of Psychology and Neural Sciencevotes Against and says:
Ultimately, we may need something like cern Global, international and neutral, but focused on AI safety rather than high energy physics.
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LAIONOpen‑source AI research organisationvotes Against and says:
We call upon the global community, particularly the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, to collaborate on a monumental initiative: the establishment of an international, publicly funded, open-source supercomp...
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Luca TremoladaItalian technology journalist, Il Sole 24 Orevotes Against and says:
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.
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Francesca BriaInnovation economist and digital policy expertvotes Against and says:
The key is using data and AI, governed in a fair and democratic way, and deployed for democratic deliberation, not to increased clicks, polarising public opinions and monetizing users’ data. This is the opposite of the public interest. Europe needs ...
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Antonio KrügerGerman AI research institute leadervotes Against and says:
But a hub usually implies a place. A place to go. The place to be, to discuss, to invent. We therefore must join the minds and the talents in a real hub, a European Lighthouse for AI. Not only as a symbol for European excellence and ambition across a...
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Steven HillPolitical author and policy analystvotes Against and says:
Given the constraints on the current research paradigm, scientists and policy advocates are increasingly coming to the conclusion that a more collaborative and international endeavor is necessary to truly harness the power of AI and ensure it is used...
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Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commissionvotes Against and says:
CERN hosts the largest particle accelerator in the world. And it allows the best and the brightest minds in the world to work together. We want the same to happen in our AI Gigafactories.
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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. [...] When 12 European nations established ...
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Sara IbrahimScience and AI journalist at swissinfo.chvotes Against and says:
the success of any major new AI initiative will depend on the inclusion of non-EU countries.
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Centre for Future GenerationsEuropean think tank on emerging technologiesvotes Against and says:
CERN for AI’s founding members should comprise a select set of trusted non-EU partners, particularly EEA countries and strategic Horizon Europe collaborators.
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Demis HassabisNobel laureate, AI Researcher and CEO of DeepMindvotes Against and says:
I’d love for there to be an International CERN, basically, for AI, where you get the top researchers in the world and you go: Look, let’s focus on the final few years of this project […] and really get it right.
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Institute for Law & AINon-profit research institute on AI governancevotes Against and says:
should eventually be open to all states and possibly be linked to the United Nations through a cooperation agreement, according to the authors.
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