POLICY · REGULATION · #851
Greece’s PM Mitsotakis candidly admits uncertainty on AI policy during San Francisco visit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while promoting investment in Greece in San Francisco, said he does not yet have answers to many AI policy questions. He highlighted Greece’s investments in digital infrastructure — including an HPE-supported supercomputer in Lavrio and an OpenAI education pilot — discussed a proposed social‑media ban for under‑15s, voiced concern about AI’s effects on learning and jobs, and noted welcomed data‑center projects by Microsoft and AWS.
KEY POINTS
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while promoting investment in Greece in San Francisco, said he does not yet have answers to many AI policy questions.
- He highlighted Greece’s investments in digital infrastructure — including an HPE-supported supercomputer in Lavrio and an OpenAI education pilot — discussed a proposed social‑media ban for under‑15s, voiced concern about AI’s effects on learning and jobs, and noted welcomed data‑center projects by Microsoft and AWS.
- A head of state openly acknowledging uncertainty on AI signals that policymakers are still shaping responses, which matters for regulation, education policy and tech investment in Greece and beyond.
WHY IT MATTERS
A head of state openly acknowledging uncertainty on AI signals that policymakers are still shaping responses, which matters for regulation, education policy and tech investment in Greece and beyond.