A. Constantinides

Co-Founder & Managing Partner of EU #tech policy consultancy . All views are personal.

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

The next one will be a crucial week in the European Parliament. Ursula von der Leyen will face her moment of truth on Thursday. Definitively one to watch!

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

Today, the European Commission revealed some details on the AI Office. It is essentially a repackaging of the old AI directorate. The Director will remain Lucilla Sioli. There will be five units for a total of 140 people - 80 of which still have to be recruited. 🧵 1/5

[Thierry Breton @ThierryBreton]

Historic!

The EU becomes the very first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI 🇪🇺

The #AIAct is much more than a rulebook — it's a launchpad for EU startups and researchers to lead the global AI race.

The best is yet to come! 👍

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

#AIAct trilogue: As EU policymakers prepare for this unexpected second round, a 🧵on the remaining dividing lines and the positions of the actors involved. Spoiler alert: Much will depend on co-rapporteur @brandobenifei and the EU Parliament's centre-left. 1/8
📷@FEPS_Europe

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

#AI Act trilogue: after more than 15 hours since the beginning of the meeting, EU policymakers are still discussing bans with no light at the end of the tunnel yet. Looks like the timing of the Council's, and maybe even Parliament's, press conferences was over-optimistic.

[Jillian Deutsch @DeutschJill]

Morning! It’s nearly 6 am, and the AI trilogue is still ongoing after starting at 3 pm CET…

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

Today is D-day for the #AI Act. There is a lot of pressure to reach an agreement, and the stakes are very high. I have little doubt some sort of deal will be found, but there are several pitfalls to watch out for and constraints on all sides. A 🧵 on what you need to know. 1/12

[A. Constantinides @constantinidesa]

ARPANET anniversary: The internet’s first transmission was sent 50 years ago today | The Daily Swig https://t.co/ocGQQiCPPC

[A. Constantinides @constantinidesa]

thanks @YPDigitalPolicy for partnering up with AK Public Affairs to host the closing event of your summer mentorship programme! I would definitely recommend to others to participate as mentors in this programme next year. @a_maehl @Aedin_C @SabinaCiofu @z_mugdadi

[YPDP @YPDigitalPolicy]

Full 🏡 at #YPDP’s event marking the end of a successful summer mentorship programme, w/ @constantinidesa @z_mugdadi & Laure Wagener sharing their insights on how to kickstart a career in #digital policy 💪🏻🇪🇺
Thank you to AK Public Affairs for making this event possible!

[A. Constantinides @constantinidesa]

Definitely worth reading! What OpenAI Really Wants | WIRED https://t.co/HtVEyrpInc

[YPDP @YPDigitalPolicy]

📣YPDP Event!
To mark the end of #YPDP's 2023 summer mentorship programme, we're hosting a panel on EU digital policy #careers, followed by a drinks & networking - thank you to AK Public Affairs for the support!
Join us on 11/09 & register via the form below.
#TellYourTrainee

[A. Constantinides @constantinidesa]

Very glad too to take part as a mentor in the @YPDigitalPolicy 2023 mentorship programme and for AK Public Affairs to host the closing event next week!

[Aurélien Mähl 🇪🇺 @a_maehl]

Glad to have contributed over the summer to better equipping young graduates as they enter the job market. Thanks to all participants and to AK Public Affairs @constantinidesa for helping us come to a nice end with a fantastic panel & venue.

[Alex Kaplan @alexkaplan0]

Here is an incredibly comprehensive theoretical and experimental study of LK-99 with a definitive conclusion:

"Our synthesis and subsequent analysis of an LK-99 sample reveals a multiphase material that does not exhibit high-temperature superconductivity."

[Adam Thierer @AdamThierer]

A comprehensive @voxdotcom explainer from @dylanmatt on the state of #AI policy in the US.
Never in history has so much precautionary regulation been preemptively proposed for any other technology.
(I appreciate him adding a link to my work in here).
https://t.co/b0WGzSdwe8

[EU Social 🇪🇺 @EU_Social]

EU #unemployment in June 2023:

🇲🇹2.6%
🇨🇿2.7%
🇵🇱2.7%
🇩🇪3.0%
🇳🇱3.5%
🇸🇮3.5%
🇮🇪3.8%
🇭🇺3.9%
🇧🇬4.0%
🇨🇾4.8%
🇩🇰4.9%
🇦🇹5.1%
🇱🇺5.1%
🇷🇴5.4%
🇧🇪5.7%
🇱🇻5.7%
🇪🇺5.9%
🇸🇰6.0%
🇵🇹6.4%
🇪🇪6.6%
🇭🇷6.8%
🇫🇮7.0%
🇫🇷7.1%
🇮🇹7.4%
🇱🇹7.5%
🇸🇪7.5%
🇬🇷11.1%
🇪🇸11.7%

via @EU_Eurostat

[A. Constantinides @constantinidesa]

@CarlotaReyners @EU_Competition @DigitalEU @connectivityEU Congrats!

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

Senders-pay: Italy's state secretary for digital, @AlessioButti_, called a possible EU initiative to make Big Tech chip in on telecom infrastructural costs 'premature', signalling a possible change of attitude compared to the previous government. @EURACTIV
https://t.co/jqWOEiepXY

[martin grasser @martingrasser]

Today we say goodbye to this great blue bird

This logo was designed in 2012 by a team of three. @toddwaterbury, @angyche and myself,

The logo was designed to be simple, balanced, and legible at very small sizes, almost like a lowercase "e", a 🧵

[Lewis Crofts @lewis_crofts]

EU is looking for a new Chief Economist & will launch a new job ad.

But will they reimpose the obligation that all candidates have an EU passport?

Answer: EC doesn't know yet. That'll be up decided in a chat between the Competition Commissioner & the HR department. /1

[Margrethe Vestager @vestager]

Professor Fiona Scott Morton has informed me of her decision to not take up the post as Chief Competition Economist. I accept this with regret and hope that she will continue to use her extraordinary skill-set to push for strong competition enforcement https://t.co/8WSmWYc4LV