Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Future Society (TFS)
EU Transparency Register
473310732515-30 First registered on 11 Sep 2018
Goals / Remit
The Future Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) whose mission is to align AI through better governance
Main EU files targeted
AI related files
-Artificial intelligence for Europe (COM(2018)0237)
-EU AI Act
-AI Liability directiveAddress
Head Office
867 Boylston Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
UNITED STATESEU Office
867 Boylston Street 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
UNITED STATESWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
This reflects the time spent on average by the Executive Director, the Director for European AI Governance, a Senior Associate and an Analyst on research, interviews, advisory activities and related activities covered under heading 9 related to the EU AI governance regime (enforcement, rules, regulatory sandboxes, benchmarking, ...).
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None
Member organisations
None
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
1,990,992€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Laidir Foundation 274,000€ Contribution Patrick J. McGovern Foundation 155,000€ Contribution Silicon Valley Community Foundation 377,000€ Contribution Future of Life Institute 365,000€ Contribution DALHAP Investments Limited 750,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Publications of memos with policy recommendations on topics related to the EU AI Act, incl. on Regulatory Sandboxes, general purpose AI systems, European benchmarking capabilities, European AI Office, etc. with the aim of developing improved governance mechanisms for the responsible adoption of AI in the EU.
Events such as roundtables, workshops, conferences, ... on similar topics.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
6 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 11 Mar 2024 Location online Subject implementation of AI Act and the institutional set-up of the AI Office Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Nov 2023 Location videoconference call Subject Artificial Intelligence act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2023 Location videoconference Subject AI Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2023 Location videoconference call Subject Artificial Intelligence Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Aug 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Aug 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)