Artificial apprentices

Note 2 from the research journal by Nicklas Lundblad: thoughts and questions on agents, agency and institutions

Stuff that wants stuff

Note 1 from the research journal by Nicklas Lundblad: thoughts and questions on agents, agency and institutions

Thriving in Disruption: Lessons from the European Resilience Summit

From Acquis to AI: Building Europe’s Digital Resilience

Europe’s security has always depended more on managing processes together than on defending borders. At the European Resilience Summit in Berlin, we will revisit this concept, asking how Europe could strengthen its organisations and industries, integrate global technologies on its own terms and foster a shared culture of resilience in order to secure its digital future.

Inverting the Brussels Effect: What the EU Can Learn from Latin America in Digital Governance

This policy brief offers insights into what the EU can learn from its counterparts in LAC. Authored by the HEMISPHERES project members – a three year collaboration funded under the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet 2024 Networks Program, which aims to foster cooperation between European and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) academic and research centers, policymakers, private sector and civil society.

AI Sandboxes – A Key Tool for Adaptive AI Governance

As AI increasingly shapes decision-making in our daily lives, traditional governance frameworks struggle to keep pace. How can we ensure regulation keeps up with technological change?

Frontiers in Digital Child Safety

Designing a child-centered digital environment that supports rights, agency, and well-being

The European Way: A blueprint for reclaiming our digital future

This policy paper is a call for Europe to reclaim its digital future. Directed in particular at the EU Institutions and the new German government, it has three core objectives: (a) to appeal to decision makers to seize the moment and finally mitigate the EU’s excessive and unilateral technology dependencies; (b) to articulate a coherent, values- driven digital policy vision — the ‘European Way’ — that aligns innovation, competitiveness, and democratic principles; and (c) to propose six larger reform packages that translate this vision into concrete actions across the entire technology stack, from digital infrastructure and single market integration to geopolitics, good governance, energy supply, and digital talent as well as skills.

AI Adoption Across Mission-Driven Organizations

Exploring how mission-driven organizations are engaging with AI—from real-world applications to ethical dilemmas and governance questions.

Quantum Technology: Why standards should come before regulation

Quantum technologies could be even more transformative than AI. But instead of rushing to regulate, experts including Urs Gasser (TUM), Mateo Aboy (University of Cambridge), I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard), and Mauritz Kop (Stanford) argue in Science that international standards should come before laws to ensure responsible development.

Evaluating Digital Building Permits in an Impact-Oriented Way

Indicators, challenges, and opportunities

Global Survey shows Rejection of Unrestricted Freedom of Expression

Most people support restricting harmful content on social media, even in countries leaning toward unrestricted free speech. However, many believe online intolerance and hatred are unavoidable. A global survey by the Content Moderation Lab at the TUM Think Tank and the University of Oxford reveals varying attitudes across ten countries.