Lucilla Sioli

Director of the European AI Office at the European Commission, responsible for enforcing the AI Act on general-purpose models, who argues that risks from increasingly capable models must be addressed before systems reach the market.

Roles

16 Jun 2024 – presentDirector, European AI Office (Directorate-General CONNECT), European CommissionPreviously Director for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry in the same DG, where she led work on the AI Act and Chips Act.Source →

On the record

Jun 2026 · Speech · IAPP AI Governance Global Europe, Dublin
When we hear about new powerful models and increasing capabilities, it reinforces the importance of making sure that risks are properly addressed before these systems enter the European market.
Director, European AI Office (Directorate-General CONNECT), European Commission at the time
Reported 3 June 2026, weeks before the Commission's enforcement powers over general-purpose AI models took effect on 2 August 2026; same session: "the AI Act is not opposed to innovation".
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28 Aug 2025 · Interview · Center for Strategic and International Studies
I continue to believe that there is no tradeoff between innovation and regulation. … The rules are really only about those applications in our opinion can bring about risk.
Director, European AI Office (Directorate-General CONNECT), European Commission at the time
Same conversation: "Trust in AI is an important element of the innovation process of artificial intelligence."
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