This workshop, hosted through the collaboration of several leading EU-funded projects, explored the “Human-Centric” pillar of the Digital Compass. Rather than focusing on abstract promises, the session demonstrated how AI-driven tools were being designed to empower both citizens and businesses in practical, meaningful ways.
The workshop progressed from foundational technological layers to questions of ethical oversight, and ultimately to applications supporting physical and infrastructural resilience. Participants were shown how these innovations directly contributed to the EU’s Digital Compass targets for 2030, supporting a digital transformation that was secure, fair, and impactful.
Pillar I: Ethical Foundations & Trustworthy Architecture
The session first examined how ELLIOT developed open, multimodal foundation models capable of reasoning across diverse data streams—such as satellite imagery, sensor inputs, and text—while maintaining trustworthiness. It also highlighted how TrustChain worked to ensure that the future internet, including Beyond 5G and 6G ecosystems, adhered to ethics and privacy standards established by the United Nations.
Pillar II: Mitigating Bias & Enhancing Accuracy
The discussion then turned to challenges of bias and reliability in AI systems. The BIAS project addressed discrimination in NLP-driven Human Resources processes, contributing to the protection of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Meanwhile, MOSAICO demonstrated how multi-agent AI collaboration could reduce hallucinations and errors in software engineering contexts, improving overall system accuracy.
Pillar III: Resilience in Motion – Supply Chains & Infrastructure
Finally, the workshop explored applications of AI in strengthening physical and operational resilience. NARRATE introduced the concept of the “Intelligent Manufacturing Custodian” alongside the use of Digital Twins to safeguard European supply chains against global disruptions. AI:Liner presented its approach to leveraging AI and CCTV data to detect and prevent failures in critical urban sewer systems, helping to reduce both operational costs and public health risks.
The workshop was moderated by Lina Silveira (F6S), who also contributed as a speaker representing the MOSAICO project. Additional speakers included Maria Jose Nuñez Ariño (AIDIMME – NARRATE), Debolina Paul (Digiotouch – BIAS), Beatriz Correia (LOBA – AI:Liner), Mariana Carola (LOBA – ELLIOT), Ruben Roex (Timelex – TrustChain), and Anna Puig-Centelles (HaDEA). Together, they provided a comprehensive overview of how human-centric AI was being actively developed and deployed across Europe.
