Policy Fellowship for Alex Moltzau

Policy Officer, Seconded National Expert in the European AI Office, European Commission (view profile)

Policy Officer, Seconded National Expert in the European AI Office, European Commission

Policy Fellow, Centre for Science and Policy

Alex Moltzau joined the European AI Office in the European Commission the day it went live, as a Policy Officer Seconded National Expert sent from the Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Governance to DG CNECT A2 Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Compliance. He leads work on AI regulatory sandboxes and works directly to coordinate this subgroup within the confines of the AI Board. Furthermore, he recently undertook the work in the AI Pact including gathering the signatories of the commitments for proactive implementation of the AI Act.

He previously worked full-time with artificial intelligence policy, ethics, and international partnerships at the largest research collaboration in Norway, the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium. His academic background is within Social Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Public Services (AI4GOV). During this time, he was part of bringing to life some of the most comprehensive science policy changes in the field of AI Norway has ever implemented, including a large increased investment in research and education (the AI billion) as well as increased national planning for AI in health. One recent publication relates to the importance of working with academia within AI regulatory sandboxes published in Harvard Data Science Review (2024).

He has been a member of the Working Committee of the Bilateral Artificial Intelligence Agreement with the United States Department of Energy organising bilateral meetings. He was also a Member of the Nordic Ethical AI Expert Group within Nordic Innovation under the Nordic Council of Ministers with a policy paper informing the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries.

Questions

  • 1. How will the work of the scientific panel related to qualified alerts within the framework of systemic risk in the EU AI Act be discussed in the years to come within the broader scientific and policy communities?
  • 2. What can we learn from the interface between science and policy in the EU AI Act with the interactions amongst the Directorates-General of the European Commission?
  • 3. Will the discussion of General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence Models (GPAI) in the scientific panel dominate the coming years or will there be more focus on narrow AI and high-risk cases relevant for the Member States.
  • 4. How are environmental concerns related to the artificial intelligence value chain tackled in the European AI Office within implementing acts or delegated acts?
  • 5. How can we build a more inclusive approach to AI regulatory sandboxes that is focused on learning from the global majority, with regard for solutions that benefit a wider range of citizens avoiding repeating historical repetition of exploitation through technology?
  • 6. Which characteristics define the relationship in different states between AI regulatory sandboxes and other AI-related policy mechanisms?

  • 9 Mar 2025 14:00

    Check in to accommodation - Westminster College

    Westminster College

    Reception is staffed 7am to 7pm Monday to Sunday and can be reached on 01223 33 06 30. Emails to accommodation@westminster.cam.ac.uk are monitored during office hours.

    If you require parking but have not booked this, our charge is £5 per 24 hours.

    Check in is from 2pm onwards on the day of arrival. You are welcome to collect your room keys from Reception between 2pm to Midnight. If you arrive before 2pm, the room may not be ready, though you are welcome to use the car park subject to parking charges and availability. Arrivals after midnight can be accommodated by prior arrangement.

    Check out is by 10am on the day of departure. On your departure, please leave windows open and return the key back to the Reception or the Key Deposit Box outside Reception.

    If you need any urgent assistance with anything during your time here with us, whilst Reception is closed, the Duty Manager can be contacted on 07514 958 481.

    Westminster College, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0AA.
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    Directions to next meeting: It is a 15 minute walk to your first meeting on Monday morning.

  • 10 Mar 2025 09:30 – 10:00

    Meeting with Rebecca Brodie, Policy Fellowships Coordinator, Centre for Science and Policy

    r.brodie@jbs.cam.ac.uk

    Introduction with CSaP to run through your programme and ask any questions.

    ARC Cafe, 7 West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DP.
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    Directions to next meeting: 10 minute walk.

  • 10 Mar 2025 10:00 – 10:30

    Meeting with Dr Hugo Leal, Research Associate, Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy

    hjl51@cam.ac.uk

    Faculty of English. 9 West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DP Please meet at reception.
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    Directions to next meeting: 20 minute walk.

  • 10 Mar 2025 11:00 – 12:00

    Meeting with Dr Jennifer Cobbe, Assistant Professor in Law and Technology, Faculty of Law

    jc2106@cam.ac.uk

    Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) office, 10 Trumpington St (Brook House), Cambridge, CB2 1QA. Please ring (07817 293 197) to be let into the building.
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    Directions to next meeting: 5 minute walk.

  • 10 Mar 2025 12:00 – 13:30

    Lunch break

  • 10 Mar 2025 13:30 – 14:30

    Meeting with Dr Aleksei Turobov, Research Associate, Bennett Institute for Public Policy

    at2129@cam.ac.uk

    Judge Business School, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1AG. Meet at reception to be taken to room S3.06
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    Directions to next meeting: 20 minute walk.

  • 10 Mar 2025 15:00 – 16:00

    Meeting with Dr Advait Sarkar , Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge

    advait@microsoft.com

    Microsoft Research Cambridge, 21 Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2FB. Meet in reception.
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  • 10 Mar 2025 19:30 – 21:00

    Dinner at Browns

    michael.lee@ukri.org Kirsten.pringle@fcdo.gov.uk c.sausman@jbs.cam.ac.uk Rebecca.venn@businessandtrade.gov.uk

    Dinner at Browns Restaurant with CSaP staff and other Policy Fellows.

    Browns Restaurant, 23 Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1QA.
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  • 11 Mar 2025 08:30

    Check out of accommodation

    Directions to next meeting: 15 minute walk.

  • 11 Mar 2025 09:00 – 10:00

    Meeting with Dr Julian Huppert, Director of the Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, Cambridge

    jlh29@cam.ac.uk

    Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL Meet in Julian's room - enter through West Court entrance off Jesus Lane, go up the main staircase to the 1st floor, and his room is straight in front of you to the right of the elevator.
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    Directions to next meeting: 15 minute walk.

  • 11 Mar 2025 10:00 – 11:00

    Personal working time

  • 11 Mar 2025 11:00 – 11:30

    Meeting with Philip Guildford, Director for Strategy and Operations, Centre for Science and Policy

    pg28@cam.ac.uk

    Chat with Philip about the Workshops programme.

    Chat over coffee at the CJBS.

  • 11 Mar 2025 12:00 – 12:30

    Privately arranged meeting with Professor Anders Hansen

  • 11 Mar 2025 12:45 – 13:30

    Meeting with Dr Jat Singh, Senior Research Fellow and Affiliated Lecturer, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge

    js573@cam.ac.uk

    Judge Business School, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1AG. Please meet in reception to be taken to your room (S3.05).
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    Your next meeting is in the same building. Please meet at the reception desk.

  • 11 Mar 2025 14:00 – 15:00

    Meeting with Dr Ann Kristin Glenster, Executive Director of the Glenlead Centre

    akg48@cam.ac.uk

    Judge Business School, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1AG. Please meet in reception to be taken to your room (S3.06).
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    Directions to next meeting: 10 minute walk.

    Tight turn around time. Please be prompt.

  • 11 Mar 2025 15:15 – 15:50

    Meeting with Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

    csb24@cam.ac.uk

    Catherine’s rooms at M4, New Court , Trinity College. Please ask for directions at the Porter's Lodge.
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    Directions to next meeting: 15 minute walk.

  • 11 Mar 2025 16:15 – 17:00

    Meeting with Dr Alexandru Marcoci, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham; Research Fellow, AI Risk and Foresight, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

    am3159@cam.ac.uk

    Zoom call with Alex Marcoci to be taken from the Judge Business School.

    Time: Mar 11, 2025 04:00 PM London
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    https://jbs-cam.zoom.us/j/85962458115?pwd=O7gl1Rdt5LRgwhhpTxEmP1AmRsXbNA.1

    Meeting ID: 859 6245 8115
    Passcode: 855511

    Judge Business School, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1AG. Please meet in reception to be taken to your room (S3.05).

  • 12 Mar 2025

    Meeting with Rebecca Brodie, Policy Fellowships Coordinator, Centre for Science and Policy

    r.brodie@jbs.cam.ac.uk

    Wrap up meeting to gather feedback.

    This meeting can be held at the end of your last day, or online at a later date. Please let me know.

    Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) office, 10 Trumpington St (Brook House), Cambridge, CB2 1QA. Please ring (07817 293 197) to be let into the building.
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