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2023
- “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism” by Yanis Varoufakis
(Varoufakis 2023)
2024
- “A Blueprint for Greece’s AI Transformation” by the High - Level
Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence (Gov 2024)
2025
January 20 - Signing of the donation contract between the Onassis Foundation and the Greek government (Onassis 2025a)
June 10 - “Your brain on chatgpt” by Nataliya Kosmyna et al. - MIT Study (Kosmyna 2025)
June 12-15 - 71st Bilderberg Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden (Bilderberg 2025)
September 5 - MoU “OpenAI for Greece” signed by the Greek government, Onassis Foundation and OpenAI (Onassis 2025b) (OpenAI 2025)
September 8 - FOIA for “OpenAI for Greece” by Home Digitalis (Homo Digitalis 2025)
September 13 - Discussion between the Greek PM and Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind CEO on the future of AI, ethics, and democracy (Hassabis 2025)
October 8 - “Τεχνητή νοημοσύνη : ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα, δημοκρατία & κράτος δικαίου” (Artificial Intelligence: Human Rights, Democracy & the Rule of Law) Edited by Evripidis Stylianidis
November 24 - Signing of MoU by the Greek government and the French AI startup Mistral AI (Parapolitika 2025)
2026
- January 29 - Online seminar: Introducing Mistral & Opportunities for NTUA Students(NTUA 2026)
- February 19 - The Greek PM participated in the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (TNH 2026) (Mitsotakis 2026)
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Sources and Notes
Bilderberg 2025
Topics discussed included:
- AI, Deterrence and National Security
(Bilderberg 2025) Bilderberg 2025 meeting: List Of Participants https://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meetings/meeting-2025/participants-2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/1KKqb. The list included:
- Hassabis, Demis (GBR), Co-Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind
- Mitsotakis, Kyriakos (GRC), Prime Minister
Also instructive is the Bilderberg Steering Committee https://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/background/steering-committee/steering-committee - Archive https://archive.ph/rMuMi that includes:
- Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies Inc.
- Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital LLC
Information on the ideological background of Peter Thiel and Alex Karp in our previous post https://metagora.blogspot.com/2025/09/file-techno.html
Endeavor Greece
(Hassabis 2025) Discussion between the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Demis Hassabis CEO of Google DeepMind on the future of artificial intelligence, ethics, and democracy https://www.primeminister.gr/en/2025/09/13/36924 - This was part of the 2nd Athens Innovation Summit and was moderated by Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg - 13 September 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/ABu8f - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24YTsT9qa5Q
The following quote from Demis Hassabis leaves no doubts about his geopolitics:
I think, first of all, we see democracies are under threat across the globe and our value systems. I think the way to protect that is you have to protect that from a position of strength. I think that means technologically and economically. I think that’s why AI embracing that in all its forms, that the opportunities is critical for Europe to do, UK to do, and the West to do. That’s part of why it’s so important to be technologically leading in this new space.
Note that the Greek PM and Demis Hassabis met earlier this year at (Bilderberg 2025).
Greek Government
(Gov 2024) A Blueprint for Greece’ s AI Transformation https://foresight.gov.gr/en/studies/A-Blueprint-for-Greece-s-AI-Transformation/ by the High Level Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence - 2024
Homo Digitalis
(Homo Digitalis 2025) Καταθέσαμε στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού Αίτημα Χορήγησης Εγγράφων για το Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας «OpenAI for Greece» https://homodigitalis.gr/posts/135289/ Καταθέσαμε στο Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού Αίτημα Χορήγησης Εγγράφων για το Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας «OpenAI for Greece» 8 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2025
Google translation of two paragraphs:
How will teachers and students feel when they are asked to use tools from a company like OpenAI, which has already been fined 15 million euros for violations of personal data legislation in Italy and is under investigation for possible violations in other countries, such as Austria?
And what is the rationale behind choosing Artificial Intelligence systems based on proprietary software from US technology giants over similar tools that could be developed with free and open software from research centers and institutions in Greece? This choice ignores the European Union’s strategy to strengthen openness, transparency and technological sovereignty and, if adopted widely, inevitably leads to the dependence of our education system on proprietary software and companies with foreign interests.
India AI Impact Summit 2026
India AI Impact Summit 2026 https://impact.indiaai.gov.in/ - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_AI_Impact_Summit_2026
(Mitsotakis 2026) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ Speech at the “AI Impact Summit”, held at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition Centre, New Delhi - 19 February 2026 https://www.primeminister.gr/en/2026/02/19/37933 - Archive https://archive.ph/Yorat
(TNH 2026) Greek PM Mitsotakis Participated in India A.I. Impact Summit https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-pm-mitsotakis-participated-in-india-a-i-impact-summit Feb 19, 2026 - Archive https://archive.ph/OsdjR
Onassis Foundation
(Onassis 2025a) Public Onassis Schools: The donation contract between the Onassis Foundation and the Greek State was signed https://www.onassis.org/open-calls/public-onassis-schools-the-donation-contract-between-the-onassis-foundation-and-the-greek-state-was-signed Onassis Foundation - Jan 20, 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/hF9yw
Onassis Public Schools https://www.onassis.org/education/public-onassis-schools Onassis Foundation - Archive https://archive.ph/sbqav
The curriculum will include:
- training students in digital technology and artificial intelligence
(Onassis 2025b) The Onassis Foundation supports the new program of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports, “Introduction of Artificial Intelligence in Schools” https://www.onassis.org/open-calls/the-onassis-foundation-supports-the-new-program-of-the-ministry-of-education-religious-affairs-and-sports-introduction-of-artificial-intelligence-in-schools - Sep 5 - Archive https://archive.ph/Hmy11
Student demonstration against AI - Aristidis Tolos, 17: ‘It terrifies me. AI doesn’t have a soul, it’s a machine.’ Photograph: Helena Smith/The Guardian
OpenAI
(OpenAI 2025) OpenAI and Greek Government launch ‘OpenAI for Greece’ https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-for-greece/ - PR - September 5, 2025
Introducing ChatGPT Edu: An affordable offering for universities to responsibly bring AI to campus https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-edu/ May 30, 2024
Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI in classroom https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/22/greek-secondary-school-teachers-to-be-trained-in-using-ai-in-classroom by Helena Smith - Guardian - 22 Nov 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/VoDFo
Greece, ChatGPT enters schools: teacher training starts amid controversy https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/greece-chatgpt-enters-school-part-teacher-training-controversy-AHCgFGuD by Angelica Migliorisi - Il Sole 24 Ore - 22 November 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/qgYxp
Mistral AI
(Mistral 2025) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Mistral AI Arthur Mensch https://www.primeminister.gr/en/2025/11/24/37447 24 Nov 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/y3Rzi
(Parapolitika 2025) Mitsotakis meets Mistral AI CEO: Greece signs AI agreement: Greece signs AI partnership with Mistral AI, Europe’s leading startup, focusing on digital governance and training programs for Greek researchers https://en.parapolitika.gr/politics/101526/mitsotakis-meets-mistral-ai-ceo-greece-signs-ai-agreement/ Parapolitika - 24 Nov 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/F8Ire
Mostly photos, the main paragraph:
At the end of the meeting, the Prime Minister attended the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Greek Government and Mistral AI, aimed at better utilizing AI in public administration, developing new digital solutions for citizens’ benefit, using AI in sectors where Greece has comparative advantages such as shipping, and training Greek students and graduates in Mistral’s specialization programs.
(NTUA 2026) NTUA x Mistral AI https://www.ails.ece.ntua.gr/research/activities/ntua-x-mistral National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) seminar announcement - Archive https://archive.ph/VCRjD
MIT Study and AI in Education
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/ - Project site
(Kosmyna 2025) Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 by Nataliya Kosmyna, Eugene Hauptmann, Ye Tong Yuan, Jessica Situ, Xian-Hao Liao, Ashly Vivian Beresnitzky, Iris Braunstein, and Pattie Maes - 10 Jun 2025 - PDF 206 pages
(Chow 2025) ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/ by Andrew R. Chow - Time - Jun 23, 2025 - Archive https://archive.ph/qUdTY
Meanwhile in Colombia:
(Salamanca 2025) Meta brought AI to rural Colombia. Now students are failing exams https://restofworld.org/2025/colombia-meta-ai-education/ By Laura Rodríguez Salamanca - 30 Jul 2025 - Rest of World - Archive https://archive.ph/zwAlF
When Meta embedded AI bots in its apps, even students in the most remote corners of Colombia gained access. But rather than boosting learning, it’s getting in the way. …
… Teachers across the school noticed a surge in unusually high-quality answers that didn’t resemble their students’ typical work. Homework and essays suddenly featured erudite arguments, sophisticated vocabulary, and points that had not been taught in class or the textbooks.
Evripidis Stylianidis
(Stylianidis 2025) Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα, Δημοκρατία & Κράτος Δικαίου https://www.nb.org/techniti-noimosyni.html Edited by Ευριπίδης Στυλιανίδης - Νομικη Βιβλιοθηκη 2025.
Yanis Varoufakis
(Varoufakis 2023) Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis - The Bodley Head, Penguin Random House 2023 https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451795/technofeudalism-by-varoufakis-yanis/9781529926095
(Meaker 2024) Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism: In Yanis Varoufakis’ latest book, the former Greek finance minister argues that companies like Apple and Meta have treated their users like modern-day serfs https://www.wired.com/story/yanis-varoufakis-technofeudalism-interview/ by Morgan Meaker - Wired - Apr 9, 2024 - Archive https://archive.ph/dC65M
The second reason is that this cloud capital is designed to reproduce itself through our attention and through our free labor. And platforms discovered that we spend more time doing this, producing free cloud capital for the owners of cloud capital, if we’re angry. So algorithms are primed to poison our conversations. That is highly detrimental to our democracies because consensus is really bad for cloud capital. It doesn’t want it. It wants you and me to be angry and shouting at each other.
Now, as a professor, I have noticed the effect on kids in universities in Britain, in Australia, here in Greece, in America. I find that students today are too scared of having a face-to-face conversation. They want a safe space. They do not want any challenging ideas to be presented to them in class. They protest, they will have you thrown out of university if you say something that upsets them, about anything. But give them a phone and they become toxic and ballistic. Now, that is no way of running a democracy or a civilized society for that matter.
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