Publications

The report “Decentralized Social Media Platforms as a Path to a More Resilient Information Ecosystem” describes decentralized alternatives as a counterpoint to the existing platform economy and formulates concrete recommendations to strengthen their visibility and impact.

AI is rapidly becoming part of Europe’s basic infrastructure - supporting search, communication, education, healthcare and security-relevant systems. Yet this infrastructure is increasingly developed and governed by a small group of non-European firms that concentrate...

Europe is engaged in an intense debate about digital sovereignty and global technological competition – but one crucial aspect is often overlooked: the question of standards. Yet standards are the foundation for trillion-euro markets, innovation, digital sovereignty and...

With the publication of the proposal for the Digital Omnibus Regulation on 19 November 2025, the European Commission has initiated a new phase of European digital policy. The aim is to simplify and better align key legal acts such as the AI Act, the Data Act, the General...

The White Paper “Simplifying European AI Regulation” offers an evidence-based contribution to the ongoing debate on how the European Union can make its AI governance framework more coherent and practical without weakening the protection of fundamental rights. The study...

This policy brief published together with the think tank Interface analyses the feasibility of the AI Gigafactories (AIGF) initiative in achieving its goal to train and deploy frontier AI models. With the official call for AIGF proposals expected soon, we hope our analysis...

Foundation models are the backbone of generative AI and thus central to applications such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. However, their use comes with risks: from randomly compiled training data and opaque processes to profit-driven business models.

Today, the most advanced AI systems are developed and controlled by a small number of private companies. These companies hold power not only over the models themselves but also over key resources such as computing infrastructure. This concentration of power poses not only...

With the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act), Europe took a significant step in 2024 to safely regulate AI systems in line with European values. However, the AI Act encounters a complex framework of existing digital and sectoral legal regulations. The aim is to...