FORSEE -- Forging Successful AI Applications for European Economy and Society

The overall goal of the Horizon Europe funded collaborative project FORSEE is to develop a novel approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance that can effectively steer AI development towards more successful outcomes for society as a whole, based on a new evaluative framework for assessing AI applications. Expanding and contesting visions that define AI strictly in terms of technological and economic efficiency, the project aims to develop a nuanced and enriched notion of success that will guide future AI applications and policy efforts. Furthermore, FORSEE will develop a new prototype for registering risk and negative impacts. To achieve this, it draws from the social construction of technology to engage with three categories of stakeholders: a) institutional actors, b) “lifeworld” stakeholders (such as civil society organizations and SMEs) and, c) the broader public.

The FORSEE project consists of interconnected research projects, a total of eight work packages. The consortium, coordinated by University College Dublin, brings together expertise in various disciplines, including legal studies, political economy, computational social science, information and communication studies, media studies, and platforms studies.

Within the scope of the project, WZB is focusing its research efforts on the analyses of the impact of AI applications on economy, society and sustainability as well as on their alignment with EU values and strategic priorities, such as “digital sovereignty”.

Consortium: https://forseeproject.eu/team/