{"id":130077,"date":"2026-09-30T07:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtual-routes.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=130077"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:14:38","slug":"who-governs-ai-big-tech-democracy-and-europes-choices","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/virtual-routes.org\/ro\/event\/who-governs-ai-big-tech-democracy-and-europes-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Cine controleaz\u0103 AI? Marile companii tehnologice, democra\u021bia \u0219i op\u021biunile Europei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As artificial intelligence reshapes economies and societies, who gets to set the rules? Drawing on her book <em>The Tech Coup<\/em> and her experience in the European Parliament and at Stanford, <strong>Marietje Schaake<\/strong> examines how Big Tech\u2019s growing power challenges democratic oversight and what Europe can do about it. She explores how Europe can support innovation, reduce technological dependencies and protect fundamental rights, while helping shape an AI future that serves the public interest. The talk will be moderated by James Shires, Co-Director of Virtual Routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunch will be served before the talk from 12:30 to 13:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locurile sunt limitate. \u00censcrie\u021bi-v\u0103 mai jos. Participan\u021bii selecta\u021bi vor fi anun\u021ba\u021bi prin e-mail.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baz\u00e2ndu-se pe cartea sa, \u201eThe Tech Coup\u201d, \u0219i pe experien\u021ba acumulat\u0103 \u00een Parlamentul European \u0219i la Universitatea Stanford, Marietje Schaake analizeaz\u0103 modul \u00een care puterea tot mai mare a marilor companii din domeniul tehnologiei pune la \u00eencercare controlul democratic \u0219i ce m\u0103suri poate lua Europa \u00een acest sens.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":130696,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_seopress_titles_title":"Who Governs AI? Big Tech, Democracy and Europe\u2019s Choices","_seopress_titles_desc":"As artificial intelligence reshapes economies and societies, who gets to set the rules? 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