30 June
Informal Meeting of the Secretaries General of the National Parliaments of the European Union and the European Parliament
On Monday, 30 June, an Informal Meeting of the Secretaries General of the National Parliaments of the European Union and the European Parliament was held in the Column Hall of the Sejm. High-ranking representatives of parliaments met in the Polish Parliament to talk about using artificial intelligence in parliamentary matters. The event concluded the parliamentary dimension of the Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union.
The meeting in the Column Hall featured the presentation of a report on the use of artificial intelligence in the work of parliaments, drafted by the Office for Expert Opinions and Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Polish Sejm. Jacek Cichocki, Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, welcomed the attendees and pointed out that the report was a synthesis of
surveys on artificial intelligence that were previously sent to European parliaments. He then outlined the changes that had been introduced in the Polish Sejm.
Artificial intelligence and its use are among the key topics of the ongoing public debate. ‘If you were to ask me how I know whether the meeting we had today was successful, I would point to the continuation, in parliaments in the future, of the exchange of experiences and reflections on artificial intelligence.. We dream of building a network of practitioners concerning this field’, said Jacek Cichocki.
Michał Deskur, Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, also gave a speech on the use of artificial intelligence in parliamentary work.
Alessandro Chiocchetti, Secretary General of the European Parliament, was also among the keynote speakers during Monday’s meeting. ‘Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming our daily lives and has a growing impact on the functioning of public institutions, including parliaments. The growing integration of AI and its use in the public sector is a new thing when it comes to the functioning of the European Parliament. What are we doing in the EP? We believe that AI needs o be subjected to proper oversight, and we have been preparing for this from the very beginning. We have an AI oversight board to oversee the implementation of the rules. I believe we are all aware of the obligations arising from the law, but there are also certain ethical concerns that we need to address. We have introduced proactive risk management in our strategy, published guidelines for the responsible use of AI by employees, and mapped AI tools used in our administration’, Chiocchetti said in his speech. As he pointed out, the European Parliament aims to build an internal culture of transparency, the ethical use of AI, and operational readiness. ‘We are trying to focus on practical implementations, tools, training, and adequate supervision so that AI systems can be used safely, in line with the interest of the general public’, Alessandro Chiocchetti concluded.
‘Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous – it is a part of our lives, it is transforming our work, revolutionising creative practices, and redefining teaching. It also changes the way our parliaments operate. The technology that was once only seen in science fiction, has now become reality. Machines sort data, recognise patterns, and write texts’, said Philippe Schwab, Secretary General of the Parliament of the Swiss Confederation.
The report, presented by Ziemowit Cieślik, Deputy Director of the Office for Expert Opinions and Regulatory Impact Assessment, states that the main objective of the study was to analyse the response of the EU member states’ parliaments and the European Parliament – in particular their administrative offices – to the rapid development of artificial intelligence, taking into account both the opportunities and risks of the technology and the legal framework established by the AI Act. In the conclusions, the authors point out that in spite of the fact that the questionnaire was sent to all EU member states, where the AI Act establishes a uniform legal framework for the development, marketing, deployment and use of artificial intelligence technologies, and to the European Parliament, these countries are at different stages of AI implementation and regulation of its use in public administration.
During the meeting, the Polish parliament was represented by the Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, Jacek Cichocki, and his deputies Michał Deskur and Dariusz Salamończyk as well as the Head of the Chancellery of the Senate Ewa Polkowska and her deputy, Magda Zdyra.
On Monday, 30 June, an Informal Meeting of the Secretaries General of the National Parliaments of the European Union and the European Parliament was held in the Column Hall of the Sejm. High-ranking representatives of parliaments met in the Polish Parliament to talk about using artificial intelligence in parliamentary matters. The event concluded the parliamentary dimension of the Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union.
The meeting in the Column Hall featured the presentation of a report on the use of artificial intelligence in the work of parliaments, drafted by the Office for Expert Opinions and Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Polish Sejm. Jacek Cichocki, Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, welcomed the attendees and pointed out that the report was a synthesis of surveys on artificial intelligence that were previously sent to European parliaments. He then outlined the changes that had been introduced in the Polish Sejm.
Artificial intelligence and its use are among the key topics of the ongoing public debate. ‘If you were to ask me how I know whether the meeting we had today was successful, I would point to the continuation, in parliaments in the future, of the exchange of experiences and reflections on artificial intelligence.. We dream of building a network of practitioners concerning this field’, said Jacek Cichocki.
Michał Deskur, Deputy Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, also gave a speech on the use of artificial intelligence in parliamentary work.
Alessandro Chiocchetti, Secretary General of the European Parliament, was also among the keynote speakers during Monday’s meeting. ‘Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming our daily lives and has a growing impact on the functioning of public institutions, including parliaments. The growing integration of AI and its use in the public sector is a new thing when it comes to the functioning of the European Parliament. What are we doing in the EP? We believe that AI needs o be subjected to proper oversight, and we have been preparing for this from the very beginning. We have an AI oversight board to oversee the implementation of the rules. I believe we are all aware of the obligations arising from the law, but there are also certain ethical concerns that we need to address. We have introduced proactive risk management in our strategy, published guidelines for the responsible use of AI by employees, and mapped AI tools used in our administration’, Chiocchetti said in his speech. As he pointed out, the European Parliament aims to build an internal culture of transparency, the ethical use of AI, and operational readiness. ‘We are trying to focus on practical implementations, tools, training, and adequate supervision so that AI systems can be used safely, in line with the interest of the general public’, Alessandro Chiocchetti concluded.
‘Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous – it is a part of our lives, it is transforming our work, revolutionising creative practices, and redefining teaching. It also changes the way our parliaments operate. The technology that was once only seen in science fiction, has now become reality. Machines sort data, recognise patterns, and write texts’, said Philippe Schwab, Secretary General of the Parliament of the Swiss Confederation.
The report, presented by Ziemowit Cieślik, Deputy Director of the Office for Expert Opinions and Regulatory Impact Assessment, states that the main objective of the study was to analyse the response of the EU member states’ parliaments and the European Parliament – in particular their administrative offices – to the rapid development of artificial intelligence, taking into account both the opportunities and risks of the technology and the legal framework established by the AI Act. In the conclusions, the authors point out that in spite of the fact that the questionnaire was sent to all EU member states, where the AI Act establishes a uniform legal framework for the development, marketing, deployment and use of artificial intelligence technologies, and to the European Parliament, these countries are at different stages of AI implementation and regulation of its use in public administration.
During the meeting, the Polish parliament was represented by the Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, Jacek Cichocki, and his deputies Michał Deskur and Dariusz Salamończyk as well as the Head of the Chancellery of the Senate Ewa Polkowska and her deputy, Magda Zdyra.
