person
Brando Benifei
MEP; EU AI Act co-rapporteur
Italian Member of the European Parliament; co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act with Dragoș Tudorache. Pushed for stricter rules on biometric surveillance and foundation models.
current MEP, S&D, European Parliament
Strategy positions
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Lead with regulation, treaties, liability regimesArgued for stricter rules on foundation models and biometric surveillance during the AI Act trilogues; framed AI regulation as a fundamental-rights protection mechanism.
AI must be human-centric and rights-based. Without rules, the technology will reshape our societies according to whatever values its developers happen to hold.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.