In the margins of the AI Action Summit in Paris (February 2025), I had the pleasure of joining an invite-only transatlantic funders meeting, where some 50 people discussed current investment and philantropic strategies and opportunities to better collaborate. The candid atmosphere was genuinely motivating and a slate of new initiatives were launched and/or announced in the following couple of days.

My emphasis in these discussions was on highlighting the environmental impact of technological developments, and the importance of research data access to online platforms. Both require more transparency and are crucial tools to hold powerful actors to account.