Continuing our work - next meeting!
Dear all, I hope you’re doing well! Apologies for the delay in following up after our first meeting (find the notes here: https://hub.edri.org/index.php/s/fraFo99FirmxQYW), but times have been *extremely* busy. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a couple of gatherings on this topic, which have helped me reflect on how we can continue our work. After talking to Andreea, we’d like to propose that we organise a *two-hour working session in November*. Here’s a poll to find a date that works for everyone: https://framadate.org/polls/412a03e58d889cc9875e Our proposal is to use the session to focus on: 1. *Agreeing on our common principles.*We’ll prepare a short draft list of *common principles and areas of agreement*, drawing on the proposed scope we shared and the discussion we had in our first meeting. We’ll circulate this in advance so everyone has time to comment and suggest amendments. During the session, we’ll discuss and refine those proposals, develop an overarching narrative, and agree on a) key messages and b) red lines. The goal will be to establish a *shared argumentative foundation*and agree on the *structure of the policy paper*. 2. *Dividing drafting tasks.*We’ll identify the different areas of work, our needs and distribute tasks (including drafting) throughout the group. 3. *Agreeing on a realistic timeline.*We’ll discuss what is feasible given everyone’s capacity and agree on a timeline for developing our joint position. We should also factor in the possibility of organising *an in-person working session* *in Q1* to take the discussion further and work intensively on it. In general, the aim will be to leave the session with clear shared principles and direction, an agreed structure for the paper, and a realistic plan for moving forward. We aim to circulate the *list of common principles* a week before the meeting. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to share them here. Also taking the opportunity to share the work that Davide shared with us in the meeting: https://mitl.infonodes.org/?lang=en . It is a /very cool/ platform developed by info.nodes w support from Privacy International, and which sheds light to the money trails between individuals, investors (both EU funds and private investors) and companies, form start-ups to defense giants, powering the defense tech sector. Looking forward to continuing this work together! Best, -- Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031 EDRi working days are Monday-Thursday www.edri.org <https://www.edri.org> | PGP: 0D52 2E7C 890B 02F4 5831 3EDB 41A4 E260 9190 2B32 EDRi logo <https://edri.org>
Hi Aljosa and all, thank you, I have filled out the form with my availability. Forgive me if I use this chat and thread to report a couple of important news from my side: - Today we released of our latest report, "AI: Seek & Destroy <https://www.infonodes.org/leggi/ai-seek-and-destroy-en>", developed as part of the Man in the Loop project supported by Privacy International. The report explores the ongoing convergence between major tech giants and the defense industry, examining how commercial computing power, cloud infrastructure, and off-the-shelf artificial intelligence are increasingly being weaponized and integrated into military systems. Through detailed data analysis and mapping, *we highlight the complex networks and financial ties connecting tech companies, defense contractors, and investors that fuel the development of autonomous weapons*. There is a focus on EDF projects and the involvement of public universities in the developement of LAWs. You can read the full report in English here: https://www.infonodes.org/leggi/ai-seek-and-destroy-en - In parallel, we have made it publicly available the platform you mentioned. It is the second prototype (a third onw with more details and data will be published on 15th of Nov) and we will present it in a couple of weeks at Mozilla Festival, so if some of you will be there let's come to our booth for a coffee or a beer :) Of course, any comments, input, or critiques (nothing mean-spirited, uh!) regarding the report and/or the platform are more than welcome. Ciao Davide On Thu, Oct 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM Aljosa Ajanovic <aljosa.ajanovic@edri.org> wrote:
Dear all,
I hope you’re doing well!
Apologies for the delay in following up after our first meeting (find the notes here: https://hub.edri.org/index.php/s/fraFo99FirmxQYW), but times have been *extremely* busy.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a couple of gatherings on this topic, which have helped me reflect on how we can continue our work. After talking to Andreea, we’d like to propose that we organise a *two-hour working session in November*. Here’s a poll to find a date that works for everyone: https://framadate.org/polls/412a03e58d889cc9875e
Our proposal is to use the session to focus on:
1.
*Agreeing on our common principles.* We’ll prepare a short draft list of *common principles and areas of agreement*, drawing on the proposed scope we shared and the discussion we had in our first meeting. We’ll circulate this in advance so everyone has time to comment and suggest amendments. During the session, we’ll discuss and refine those proposals, develop an overarching narrative, and agree on a) key messages and b) red lines. The goal will be to establish a *shared argumentative foundation* and agree on the *structure of the policy paper*. 2.
*Dividing drafting tasks.* We’ll identify the different areas of work, our needs and distribute tasks (including drafting) throughout the group. 3.
*Agreeing on a realistic timeline.* We’ll discuss what is feasible given everyone’s capacity and agree on a timeline for developing our joint position. We should also factor in the possibility of organising *an in-person working session* *in Q1* to take the discussion further and work intensively on it.
In general, the aim will be to leave the session with clear shared principles and direction, an agreed structure for the paper, and a realistic plan for moving forward.
We aim to circulate the *list of common principles* a week before the meeting. In the meantime, if you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to share them here.
Also taking the opportunity to share the work that Davide shared with us in the meeting: https://mitl.infonodes.org/?lang=en . It is a *very cool* platform developed by info.nodes w support from Privacy International, and which sheds light to the money trails between individuals, investors (both EU funds and private investors) and companies, form start-ups to defense giants, powering the defense tech sector.
Looking forward to continuing this work together!
Best, -- Aljosa Ajanovic Andelic (he/him) Policy Advisor Phone: +34 665 535 031 <+34%20665%2053%2050%2031>
EDRi working days are Monday-Thursday www.edri.org | PGP: 0D52 2E7C 890B 02F4 5831 3EDB 41A4 E260 9190 2B32 [image: EDRi logo] <https://edri.org>
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Davide Del Monte [info.nodes]