{"id":1681,"date":"2021-09-05T10:13:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/?page_id=1681"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:19:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(20,61,88,0.65) 0%|#143d58 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(20,61,88,0.65)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#143d58&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/car_repair_shop-21.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;mountains2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;rgba(5,41,66,0.3)&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;20vw&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_tablet=&#8221;rgba(20,61,88,0.65) 0%|#143d58 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_phone=&#8221;rgba(20,61,88,0.65) 0%|#143d58 100%&#8221; global_module=&#8221;2336&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;64px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;44px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;60%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9leGNlcnB0Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJ3b3JkcyI6IiIsInJlYWRfbW9yZV9sYWJlbCI6IiJ9fQ==@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1100px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; width__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The purpose of this website is to provide <strong>up-to-date developments and analyses<\/strong> of the proposed EU artificial intelligence law called the &#8220;AI Act&#8221;. This website is maintained by the Future of Life Institute (FLI). <span>FLI is an independent non-profit working to reduce large-scale, extreme risks from transformative technologies. We also aim for the future development and use of these technologies to be beneficial to all. Our work includes grantmaking, educational outreach, and policy engagement. Our EU transparency register number is<a ecllink=\"\" variant=\"standalone\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ng-tns-c185-0 ecl-link ecl-link--standalone\" href=\"https:\/\/transparency-register.europa.eu\/searchregister-or-update\/organisation-detail_en?id=787064543128-10\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0787064543128-10<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>In Europe, FLI has two key priorities: i) promote the beneficial development of artificial intelligence and ii) regulate lethal autonomous weapons.\u00a0<\/span>FLI works closely with leading AI developers to prepare its policy positions, funds research through recurring grant programs and organises global AI conferences.<span>\u00a0FLI created one of the earliest sets of AI governance principles \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/futureoflife.org\/2017\/08\/11\/ai-principles\/\">the Asilomar AI principles<\/a><\/span><span>. The Institute, alongside the governments of France and Finland, is also the civil society champion of the recommendations on AI in the UN Secretary General\u2019s Digital Cooperation Roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>To stay up to date with our work, you can follow us here: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futureoflife.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Website<\/span><\/a> |\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLIxrisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> |\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/futureoflifeinstitute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> |\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/futureoflifeinstitute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> |\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/future-of-life-institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact us<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-doc-id=\"1907049000000218001\" data-doc-type=\"writer\">If you have any suggestions for the website, would like to discuss the AI Act, or have questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/futureoflife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FLI_AI_Act_Trilogues-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FLI recommendations on the AI Act<\/a>, please do not hesitate to contact one of the team members listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Risto Uuk&#8221; position=&#8221;Head of European Policy and Research&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Risto-Uuk-FoL-2024_0082-2.jpg&#8221; twitter_url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RistoUuk&#8221; linkedin_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ristouuk&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; position_font=&#8221;Red Hat Text||||||||&#8221; position_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_member_social_links=&#8221;position: absolute;||left: 45%;&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Risto Uuk is the Head of European Policy and Research at FLI, where he contributed to shaping the general-purpose AI and systemic risk provisions of the EU AI Act. He is a PhD researcher at KU Leuven, a member of Estonia&#8217;s government AI advisory board under the Prime Minister, and co-author of The AI Endgame (Wiley, forthcoming). He also leads the EU AI Act Newsletter, which has over 50,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, he worked at the World Economic Forum on positive AI economic futures and conducted research for the European Commission on trustworthy AI. He holds a master&#8217;s degree in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics and a bachelor&#8217;s degree from Tallinn University in Estonia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:risto@futureoflife.org\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">risto@futureoflife.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Eli\u0161ka Andr\u0161&#8221; position=&#8221;Policy Researcher&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eliska-Andrs.jpg&#8221; linkedin_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eliskaandrs\/&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; position_font=&#8221;Red Hat Text||||||||&#8221; position_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_social_links=&#8221;position: absolute;||left: 45%;&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Eli\u0161ka is a Policy Researcher at FLI, focusing on the enforcement of the EU AI Act. Previously, she was an EU Summer Research Fellow at the Institute for Law and AI, a Legal Fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights and an Adviser at the Czech Supreme Court. She completed traineeships at noyb \u2013 European Center for Digital Rights and the European Parliament. Eli\u0161ka obtained her undergraduate and master\u2019s degrees in law at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:eliska@futureoflife.org\">eliska@futureoflife.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Taylor Jones&#8221; position=&#8221;Design &#038; Web Manager&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Taylor-Jones-FoL-2024_0098-2.jpg&#8221; linkedin_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tjonesdesigner\/&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; position_font=&#8221;Red Hat Text||||||||&#8221; position_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_social_links=&#8221;position: absolute;||left: 45%;&#8221; border_radii_image=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main id=\"main-content\" class=\"ct-div-block\"><\/main><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-30787\" class=\" ct-section owl--m center--all\">\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"div_block-281-30787\" class=\"ct-div-block gap--xl grid--1-3 grid--m-1\">\n<div id=\"div_block-6-30787\" class=\"ct-div-block width--l text--left owl--s\">\n<div id=\"div_block-1211-30787\" class=\"ct-div-block width--full\">\n<div id=\"text_block-8-30787\" class=\"ct-text-block\">\n<p>Taylor is the Design &amp; Web Manager at FLI and is responsible for updating, maintaining and improving all FLI websites, and contributing to a number of operations and outreach projects. 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