Forging Successful AI Applications for European Economy and Society
FORSEE defines societally successful AI. Our mission is to analyse existing successful AI applications to:
- Strategically enhance the capabilities of the European AI industry, policymakers and the public
- Address the future risks and opportunities of AI
- Help Europe retain a leading position in the AI landscape.
Dirty Realities of AI: The Jevons Paradox
There is a growing recognition that the development of AI has an environmental dimension. However, the AI industry increasingly frames efficiency gains as a step toward sustainability and greener AI. This is where Jevons paradox comes in: the more efficient and accessible AI becomes, the more it’s used, and its larger environmental footprint grows.
Blogs
18.9.2025
AI: The Age of Disruption – public lecture series
Autumn 2025, Trinity College Dublin’s School of Social Sciences and Philosophy held AI: The Age of Disruption, a free public lecture series exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on human life.
Events
5.9.2025
Why the EU’s AI Act Must Be a Framework for Learning
The AI Act represents a significant step toward regulating AI technologies across diverse sectors, with the dual aims of ensuring safety and safeguarding fundamental rights. However, as there are multiple uncertainties in the enforcement of the Act, it should be interpreted as a framework for learning.
Blogs
28.8.2025
How Can We Ensure Responsible Use of AI in Research?
Researchers are increasingly required to evaluate how AI use in conducting, communicating, and evaluating research aligns with core values of reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability. There is an urgent need to accelerate policy and best practice development in addressing challenges regarding the responsible use of AI in research.
Blogs
25.8.2025
Why Do We Need a Human Rights-Based Approach to AI Governance?
What would a human rights-based approach mean to AI governance, and how could it counter ethics washing in the AI industry? In a recent episode of the Brain for Business podcast, FORSEE researcher Dr. Marta Lasek-Markey (ADAPT Centre) and Professor Linda Hogan (Trinity College Dublin) delve into their paper, Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Ethical AI Governance in Europe.
Blogs
26.6.2025
Embedding the Environment into AI Policy – FORSEE Submission to Apply AI Strategy
FORSEE submission to call for evidence of Apply AI Strategy: Large-scale AI models depend on energy-intensive infrastructures such as data centres, which consume vast amounts of electricity, water, and other natural resources. Despite this, public and policy discussions continue to treat AI as largely immaterial, sidelining the physical and ecological realities of digital expansion.
Blogs
4.6.2025
A Dialogue on AI and Data Governance When the World is Watching: a Deliberation with Early-Career Researchers
In the interactive workshop, early-stage researchers (ESRs) took the stage to present their cutting-edge work on AI and data governance—ranging from regulatory divergence and risk-based oversight to algorithmic transparency and ethical concerns.
Events
22.5.2025
Introducing FORSEE: Why and How We Can Forge Successful AI Applications for Europe
Artificial intelligence is big news. Its influence spans from workplaces and schools to policymaking and media discussions, shaping not only how we live our lives but also the foundations of our societies. Yet, we tend to approach AI solely in terms of innovation, business and market growth.
Blogs
30.3.2025
