Alex Petropoulos

Athens, Brussels, Greece, United Kingdom

Writer and Political Commentator at Young Voices

Pending peer review. AI Policy Researcher @cfg_ThinkTank Trying to make CERN for AI happen well. Prev: Comms @Warwickesports 🇬🇷🇬🇧 he/him

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The EU AI Office needs top scientific talent, not familiar faces

Sep 10, 2024 | euractiv.com | Alex Petropoulos |Max Reddel

The European Commission should not hire internally for its lead scientific advisor on artificial intelligence (AI) writes Alex Petropolos and Max Reddel. Alex Petropoulos is an Advanced AI Analyst at ICFG, a Brussels-based think tank Max Reddel is the Advanced AI Director at the ICFG. The EU AI Office is at a decisive moment.
Alex Petropoulos: After the general election, Street is the Leader of the Opposition we need

May 9, 2024 | conservativehome.com | Alex Petropoulos

Alex Petropoulos is an AI policy analyst for a think tank in Brussels, and a writer and political commentator with Young Voices UK. The year is 2032. Andy Street, the prime minister, is cutting the ribbon at the opening of HS2 in Birmingham, ahead of schedule and under budget. In his speech, he sets forth his plan for HS3 and HS4, building on his existing growth agenda to power Britain into the 2030s and 2040s.
Biden’s AI Executive Order Will Actually Decrease Regulation in the Long Run

May 4, 2024 | intpolicydigest.org | Alex Petropoulos

Last March, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the Biden administration’s executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI). In it, tech lobbyists and centre-right think tanks attacked Biden’s executive order over fears it is leading to excessive and burdensome regulation, stifling innovation, and slowing the economy. Unfortunately, they are wrong. Biden’s executive order will actually lower the regulatory burden in the long run.
Alex Petropoulos: Charging builders property taxes could solve the housing crisis and fund broke councils

Apr 1, 2024 | conservativehome.com | Alex Petropoulos

Alex Petropoulos is a policy analyst and political commentator with Young Voices UK. Britain suffers from a plethora of problems: crumbling infrastructure; stagnant growth; soaring house prices and rents; and bankrupt councils. Amongst the gloom, holding out hope for positive change can be hard. However, these issues present an opportunity for unique solutions.
Without China onside, Sunak’s global AI safety summit will be pointless

Oct 24, 2023 | cityam.com | Alex Petropoulos

Wednesday 25 October 2023 5:32 am Without China onside, Sunak’s global AI safety summit will be pointless We have to get China to agree to rules on AI, or there’s barely any point having the conversation, writes Alex Petropoulos Next week, Rishi Sunak will host an AI summit in London, just as the world starts to try and grapple with the uncertainty facing us in a future dominated by this technology. One thing is for sure, shutting China out of talks would undermine the safety of the British...
Britain is plagued by ‘sitcom governance’ – a lesson in storytelling could fix it - CapX

Sep 17, 2023 | capx.co | Alex Petropoulos

Episodic interventions in 'NHS Week' or 'crime week' are an insult to the public's intelligence The government needs to craft a bigger narrative about what it wants to achieve Whitehall has embraced the Seinfeld mantra, 'no hugging, no learning'Britain has been overtaken by ‘sitcom governance’. I’m not talking about ministerial pratfalls or dodgy gags at the despatch box – but rather Whitehall’s apparent embrace of the Seinfeld mantra, ‘no hugging, no learning’.
The EU needs a new institution to safely build AI

Aug 24, 2023 | europeanscientist.com | Alex Petropoulos

Europe is falling behind in the AI race. Rather than delaying innovation, the EU should set up an ‘advanced AI governance institution’ to build on the AI Act and solidify Europe’s place at the table as the AI industry grows. Last month, Claude-2 – a new language model built to challenge GPT-4 – was released [1] in the US and UK, but not the EU. Unfortunately for Europeans, we’ll be late to the party.
Privacy concerns shouldn't get in the way of Amazon buying Roomba

Jul 21, 2023 | fredericknewspost.com | Alex Petropoulos

When 68 percent of Americans said they were “concerned about the increased use of artificial intelligence,” they probably weren’t referring to the vacuums in their living rooms. But for some political advocates, this is a genuine concern. Earlier this month, EU antitrust regulators placed Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot Corp. — the makers of Roomba — under formal investigation. Some, like the nonprofit Foxglove, call for the deal to be blocked.
Privacy Concerns Shouldn’t Get in the Way of Amazon Buying Roomba – DC Journal - InsideSources

Jul 17, 2023 | dcjournal.com | Alex Petropoulos |Ray Walker

When 68 percent of Americans said they were “concerned about the increased use of artificial intelligence,” they probably weren’t referring to the vacuums in their living rooms. But for some political advocates, this is a genuine concern. Earlier this month, EU antitrust regulators placed Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot Corp. — the makers of Roomba — under formal investigation. Some, like the nonprofitFoxglove, call for the deal to be blocked.
The UK's approach to AI needs to focus on cooperation, not regulation

Jun 15, 2023 | capx.co | Alex Petropoulos