Summary
Amsterdam’s deputy mayor framed the city as the Netherlands’ AI epicenter and a prospective European hub for responsible, people-centered AI. She urged Europe to build strategic autonomy, support disruptive innovation through NADI, retain growing startups with European investment, and turn AI into something that works for society.
Key Topics
5 key topics from Stefan Weitz and Melanie van der Horst at HumanX Amsterdam 2026. Thicker branches were mentioned more often in the talk.
Amsterdam, AI & What Comes Next
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Key Takeaways
- Build AI around trust, transparency, and societal value.
- Invest locally so European AI startups can scale without leaving.
- Create space for high-risk ideas through disruptive innovation institutions.
- Collaborate across government, industry, academia, and society.
- Choose Amsterdam to build, invest in, and test European AI.
“Let's not only regulate AI. Let's build it.”
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