Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.

Citizens already face AI harms: discrimination, privacy-violations, psychological and environmental harms. Instead of effectively addressing these harms and stopping companies from exploiting workers and stealing creative work, the President is promoting AI hype that serves these companies.

https://www.iccl.ie/press-release/scientists-call-on-the-president-of-the-european-commission-to-retract-ai-hype-statement/

Response from the President of the European Commission.

It would have been good if the President had provided links or citation to the evidence supporting the claims.

https://www.iccl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260325_Response-from-President-EC-AI-Hype.pdf