Research

AI & Market Power – Findings from Fellows

In November 2024, the European AI & Society Fund backed eight Global AI & Market Power Fellowship teams, made up of 14 individuals, to spearhead investigations into market power dynamics in the AI ecosystem.

Shaping the AI debate: building the public interest community’s narrative power 

This new research found that, not only that representatives of the tech industry monopolise media coverage of AI, but that the underpinning ways in which AI is framed overwhelmingly serve industry, and to a lesser extent government, interests.

Report: Closing the expertise gap – How to strengthen civil society’s skills to shape Europe’s tech future

Civil society plays a critical role in making sure technologies are built and used in ways that promote thriving democratic societies. But they need support developing their tech skills to do so.  

Report: Strategic actions for philanthropy and civil society on the enforcement of the EU AI Act

Over the next two years, the detail and practical implementation of the AI Act will be decided. A new report, commissioned by the European AI & Society Fund and conducted by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), outlines...

Report: Making the AI Act work: How civil society can ensure Europe’s new regulation serves people & society

Report: How Public Money is Shaping the Future Direction of AI: An Analysis of the EU’s Investment in AI Development

The EU has promised to invest €20bn in the “digital decade” until 2030, and announced the ambition to be the world’s “home of trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”. This research conducted by Eticas and commissioned by the European AI & Society...

European AI Fund – Summary of Tech & Covid reporting

As the pandemic unfolded, it became evident that the use of technology in response to Covid would have implications for generations to come. The European AI Fund wanted to ensure that, at this moment of profound transformation, civil society...

Report: how to fund public interest work around AI in Europe?

We are happy to share the publication of our first research report on “How to Fund public interest work around AI in Europe?”.   Eighteen months into the inception of this fund, we are taking stock of our strategy....