Laura Caroli

Senior Fellow, Wadhwani AI Center
Laura Caroli

Laura Caroli is the senior fellow of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She is a former senior policy advisor at the European Parliament, where she worked for MEP Brando Benifei. In that role, she co-led negotiations on the EU AI Act at technical level. Experienced in AI, digital affairs as well as foreign affairs, defense, and human rights. She previously worked at the Intelligence Foresight Committee of the Italian Parliament and at the Italian think tank “Italianieuropei” in Rome. She holds a PhD in geopolitics from the University of Trieste.

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The EU AI Continent Action Plan

Will the EU “AI Continent Action Plan” reinvigorate European AI innovation? Dr. Laura Caroli breaks down the key elements of this framework to boost AI development and adoption across the continent and unpacks how it relates to other prominent EU AI initiatives.

Critical Questions by Laura Caroli — April 22, 2025

France’s AI Action Summit

Laura Caroli explores how the Paris AI Action Summit differs from past meetings, what was agreed upon, and who signed the final declaration. With insights on Vice President JD Vance’s remarks and Europe’s AI future, has AI safety truly faded from the agenda?

Critical Questions by Laura Caroli — February 14, 2025

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France’s AI Action Summit

An audio version of “France’s AI Action Summit,” a new critical questions by CSIS's Laura Caroli. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Laura Caroli — February 14, 2025

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DeepSeek: A Problem or an Opportunity for Europe?

Is DeepSeek a game-changer or a threat to Europe’s AI ambitions? As China pushes forward with its latest LLM, Europe faces tough questions on innovation, competition, and digital sovereignty. Laura Caroli explores the implications, good and bad, for Europe’s AI future.

Report by Laura Caroli — February 14, 2025

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Talks on the EU AI Act Code of Practice at a Crucial Phase

An audio version of “Talks on the EU AI Act Code of Practice at a Crucial Phase,” a new commentary by CSIS expert Laura Caroli. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Laura Caroli — January 28, 2025

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