Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Future of Life Institute (FLI)
EU Transparency Register
787064543128-10 First registered on 24 Jun 2021
Goals / Remit
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit that works on maximising the benefits of technology and on mitigating its associated risks. In Europe, FLI has two key priorities: i) promoting the beneficial development of artificial intelligence, ii) regulating lethal autonomous weapons.
Main EU files targeted
Artificial Intelligence Act, EU rules to address liability issues related to new technologies, Machinery Regulation and General Product Safety Directive.
Address
Head Office
Future of Life Institute 933 Montgomery Ave #1012
Narberth, PA 19072
UNITED STATESEU Office
Future of Life Institute 933 Montgomery Ave #1012
Narberth, PA 19072
UNITED STATESWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Alexandra TSALIDIS 17 Oct 2023 16 Oct 2024 Risto UUK 19 Oct 2023 18 Oct 2024 Marcus BRAKEL 07 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ms Angelica Maria AHUMADA FERNANDEZ 07 Oct 2023 24 Jan 2024 Marcus BRAKEL 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Ms Claudia PRETTNER 04 Aug 2022 22 Jan 2023 Risto UUK 04 Aug 2022 04 Aug 2023 Marcus BRAKEL 21 Aug 2021 20 Aug 2022 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
The UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation - Roundtable 3C on Artificial Intelligence.
Partnership on AI, a nonprofit coalition committed to the responsible use of artificial intelligence.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
383,767€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Silicon Valley Community Foundation 225,934€ Contribution Founders Pledge Inc 53,209€ Contribution Prime Trust 40,930€ Other financial info
The euro amounts indicated have been converted from US dollars at the exchange rate prevalent on December 31, 2020.
FLI's European policy team was only established in 2021. Therefore, these closed accounts of 2020 do not yet reflect costs attributable to activities covered by the Register. These will be included in our next submission to the Register. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Artificial intelligence and digital
Communication activities
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Exist; They Must Be Banned, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum, June 2021.
Additional Comments on the “White Paper: On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust”, Future of Life Institute, 2020.
Open letter on Foresight in AI regulation, Future of Life Institute, 2020.
Autonomous Weapons: an Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers, 24th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2015.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 30 Nov 2023 Location brussels Subject AI Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Artificial Intelligence act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jul 2023 Location Brussels and online (hybrid) Subject AI Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Liviu Stirbat (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists