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
7
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.
We develop, advocate for, and facilitate the implementation of AI governance mechanisms, ranging from laws and regulations to voluntary frameworks such as global principles, norms, standards, and corporate policies. As of 2023, we are focusing on the research and development of advanced AI systems, where robust safeguards will be necessary for ensuring that AI systems are safe and adhere to fundamental human values.Main EU files targeted
Adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive) 2022/0303(COD)
Artificial Intelligence Act 2021/0106(COD)
Consultation on the Code of Practice for general-purpose Artificial Intelligence and associated drafting process with working groups/plenaries
Other AI-related files upon request from policymakersAddress
Head Office
867 Boylston Street5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
UNITED STATESEU Office
867 Boylston Street5th 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
The Future Society is not a member of nor affiliated with any associations, federations, networks or other bodies. We do not represent interests of any entity other than The Future Society.
Member organisations
None declared
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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
Donations, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution DALHAP Investments Limited 750,000€ Contribution Future of Life Institute 365,000€ Contribution Laidir Foundation 274,000€ Contribution Patrick J. McGovern Foundation 155,000€ Contribution Silicon Valley Community Foundation 377,000€ Other financial info
The Future Society also organises an annual event (The Athens Roundtable), which whose costs are often sponsored by various entities (foundations, law firms, companies, IGOs, other non-profits, ...). The sponsorship packages represent each ~1% of our budget, but together represent ~10-12.5% of our yearly revenues.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
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.
Social media posts about our activities on these topics in the EU institutions.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
7 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 27 Jun 2024 Location Brussels Subject AI Act governance and implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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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)