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Italian Observatory forArtificial Intelligence

Where universities, professionals, scientific research and businesses explore the frontier of AI together, turning it into useful knowledge for decision-makers.

Become a partner of the ObservatoryThe vertical tables
A meeting point

Four worlds, one research platform

The Observatory brings together those who study artificial intelligence, those who apply it and those who must govern it. The result is multidisciplinary knowledge that a business or public decision-maker could hardly build alone.

UniversitiesThe rigour of academic research and the university laboratories the Foundation works with.
ProfessionalsOur members’ expertise: lawyers, engineers, economists, doctors, data scientists.
ENIA ResearchThe departments, the Sandbox, Red Teaming and the Neural Nexus Review journal.
BusinessesCompanies that bring real problems, context and field experience.
For businesses and decision-makers

Crossing the frontier, together

The Observatory is an invitation to companies that want to anticipate trends, and to entrepreneurs and policy makers looking for reliable information to make choices.

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Exploring the frontierAI trends before they become a market.
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Understanding use casesReal applications, analysed with scientific method.
3
Building best practiceRules and solutions that come from shared work.
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Sharing experienceDialogue with similar companies, in a confidential and qualified setting.
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Taking part in researchContributing to the Foundation’s research and development projects.

It is not consultancy

The Observatory is a research activity of the Foundation. It does not sell services or replace consultants: it produces shared knowledge.

It is supported by partnership alliances with organisations that share its goals.

  • Independent, multidisciplinary research
  • Peer working tables
  • Results shared with partners
  • Consultancy services
  • Commercial sponsorships
The vertical tables

Three areas of work on frontier AI

Each table is an area for experimentation and dialogue, coordinated by experts from the ENIA network. More tables will be added as the Observatory develops.

Vertical table 01

Healthcare

AI in care pathways, clinical research and the organisation of health services: opportunities, risks and governance.

LB
Leonardo BugiolacchiCoordination
MR
Mara RamploudCoordination
CS
Carmen SommeseCoordination
Joint coordination
Vertical table 02

Agentic AI

Autonomous systems that act, plan and decide: how to test, measure and govern them in organisations.

CR
Cristiano RedonaTable lead
Vertical table 03

Strategic infrastructure

Networks, energy, transport and physical and digital infrastructure: AI where the country’s resilience is at stake.

LP
Luigi PinchiaroglioTable lead
LB
Leonardo BugiolacchiDirector of the Italian Observatory for AI
The method

From observation to best practice

IObserveTrends, technologies and weak signals of frontier AI.
IIAnalyseUse cases and experiments, using research methods.
IIIShareDialogue between companies, universities and professionals at the tables.
IVGuideBest practice and guidance for businesses and public decision-makers.
Partnership alliances

Three levels, one research method

Each partnership brings the company’s use case into the Observatory. Use cases are studied with the Foundation’s laboratories.

Testing areaTests of the company’s AI systems in a separate research environment: functioning, quality of data and results, behaviour in edge cases, with documented evidence.ENIA Horizon SandboxControlled experimentation with new solutions before deployment: realistic scenarios, shared test rules, methodological validation and guidance for adoption.AI Red TeamingExperts who put the system to the test as an attacker would: manipulation, misuse, unsafe responses. To understand weaknesses and risks before they emerge.

Partner

1 use case
  • 1 vertical table of your choice
  • 2 working sessions a year
  • Use case studied in the Testing area, with a report of the results
  • Annual Observatory report
  • 1 place at the National Congress
  • Logo on the partners page
Request information

Partner di Ricerca

2 use cases
  • 2 vertical tables of your choice
  • 4 working sessions a year
  • Use cases in the Testing area and ENIA Horizon Sandbox, with a report of the results
  • Annual report in preview
  • 2 places at the National Congress
  • Visibility in selected materials
Request information

Partner Strategico

4 use cases
  • All vertical tables
  • All sessions of the year
  • Use cases in the Testing area, Sandbox and AI Red Teaming, with report and debrief
  • Report in preview, presented to the company
  • 4 places at the National Congress
  • Mention at the Congress and in reports
Request information

Activities are carried out as Observatory research, not as consultancy. Terms and fees on request, set out in the partnership agreement.

Partnership alliances

Join the Observatory

Businesses, public bodies and organisations can support the Observatory and take part in the vertical tables. Write to us to find out about partnership options.

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