Mark Dubrulle is the president of the Club de Rome – EU Chapter. He has been a pioneer and political activist, drawing attention to the necessity for environmental protection as early as 1970. Among many other achievements, he is a founding member of the Belgian confederation of nature conservation and environmental organisations. Having trained in psychology and sociology, he is deeply interested in the impact of technology on human behaviour and their consequences on current institutions, topics which are of great interest to the Club de Rome. As with other human « problématiques », the greatly respected organisation promotes « non-silo » thinking about technology, and analyses the current trends as phenomena which cannot be examined in isolation, but in relation with all other human activities.
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A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Mark Dubrulle about AI and Democracy
Interview with Mark Dubrulle, president of the Club de Rome – EU Chapter. AI definitely is something we need, but I have doubts as to the capacity of present institutions to define a code that could be acceptable for everyone. In its draft report on AI, the European Parliament underlines that the development of AI ...

Towards a democratically upgraded Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence challenges democracies but democratic institutions, especially in the EU, are not mere bystanders and are in the process of supporting AI and providing a legal framing, through education and regulation.