AI as commons: Why we need community-controlled Artificial Intelligence

Acknowledgements Vasilis Kostakis acknowledges support from the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Energy Efficiency, ENER (grant TK230). A recent experiment by YouTuber PewDiePie surfaced something unsettling: Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems developing behaviours their creator did not anticipate. He created a "council" of multiple AI systems operating democratically. They answered questions, then voted on the best…

Two pillars, one ecosystem: the AI Act–DSA interplay in EU digital governance

Background As the European Union’s digital rulebook continues to expand rapidly, EU institutions have intensified their efforts to streamline and better coordinate existing legislation – a trend reflected, most recently, in the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Omnibus Regulation. Against this backdrop, a study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and…