Our Lecturers Participated in the Think Tank of the ENGAGE.EU Alliance in Toulouse

The Artificial Intelligence and its development for the benefit of society was the key topic that brought together twenty researchers from nine ENGAGE.EU partner universities at Toulouse Capitole University, France, for the new edition of the ENGAGE.EU Think Tank which took place in early June.

Our university was represented by Prof. Dr. Luben Boyanov, lecturer at the Information Technologies and Communications Department, and Chief Assist. Dr. Stoicho Dulevsky from the Public Legal Studies Department.

During the 4-days of the Forum, jurists, economists and digital technology experts shared their perspectives and discussed AI’s influence on the society and its ethical, societal and legal consequences. The conditions necessary for its responsible development were also examined with a focus on the regulatory, institutional and organizational frameworks for the development and deployment of AI systems. The programme also included numerous interdisciplinary discussions aimed at identifying new research topics with enhanced cooperation across Europe.

The participants united around the idea that such meetings have the potential to give impetus to the development of new projects and partnerships to support the elevation of AI in the coming years.