by Douaa Dridi (Policy Intern at CELI)
Quantum Europe: Translating Vision into Competitive Reality
The European Commission’s freshly minted “Quantum Europe Strategy: Quantum Europe in a Changing World” sets an ambitious course to transform Europe from a laboratory powerhouse into a fully-fledged quantum industrial ecosystem.[1] The document does not arrive in a vacuum; rather, it…
Information Integrity in a Fractured Digital World
The digital information environment, once celebrated for democratizing access to knowledge, is today a contested space riddled with manipulation, mistrust, and algorithmic opacity. AI-generated deepfakes, foreign interference in elections, and algorithmic amplification of disinformation, pose unprecedented challenged to legal systems by…
Understanding AI Safety Institutes: The Frontier of AI Governance
As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a remarkable pace, governments worldwide have recognized the need for specialized institutions to address the safety challenges posed by increasingly capable AI systems. The emergence of AI Safety Institutes (AISIs) represents one of the…
Human Rights And AI: An Overview of the HUDEIRA Methodology
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become increasingly embedded in decision-making across both public and private sectors, the urgency for robust governance frameworks that safeguard the core values of democratic societies has never been greater. In response, the Committee on Artificial Intelligence…
The Paris AI Action Summit: Charting AI’s Global Trajectory
The 2025 Paris AI Action Summit marked a pivotal moment in global artificial intelligence governance, convening over 1,000 participants from 100 nations to address AI’s societal, economic, and environmental impacts. While the summit produced a landmark declaration signed by 58 countries[1]—including…
Navigating the Risks and Governance of Advanced AI: Insights from the 2025 International AI Safety Report
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has presented transformative opportunities and unprecedented challenges. The International AI Safety Report[1], published in January 2025 under the leadership of Prof. Yoshua Bengio and a global consortium of experts, provides possibly the most comprehensive…
Securing Leadership in the Biorevolution
In the 21st century, biotechnology stands as the cornerstone of a transformative era: the biorevolution. This convergence of breakthroughs in synthetic biology, machine learning, and engineering biology enables humanity to manipulate life’s building blocks, offering unprecedented opportunities—and equally profound challenges. Highlighted…
Breaking Big Tech’s Grip: A Roadmap to a Democratic Digital Future
In an era where digital technologies influence nearly every aspect of modern life, the question of who controls these technologies has become increasingly urgent. The dominance of a handful of tech giants—primarily U.S.-based companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, along with…