May 9, 2025
At this year’s Athens Music Week, a thought-provoking session on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, and culture brought together leading voices in tech, law, and creative industries. The event, held on Thursday, May 8, featured the presentation of Alexandros Nousias, Researcher at the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications at NCSR Demokritos, on Pharos the Greek AI Factory, an initiative strategically leveraging the pre-exascale supercomputer “Daedalus” to accelerate AI innovation in Greece.
Hosted within the Culture & Language vertical, the session delved into the challenges and opportunities presented by Greek Large Language Models (LLMs) and the emerging Greek Culture Data Space. Key topics included the public interest implications of these national AI projects, the development of fair licensing frameworks, and the implementation of machine-readable copyright compliance.
The panel featured insights from Maria G. Sinanidou, Theódoros Chíou, Yannis Iliopoulos, and Zoi Mavroskoti, and was moderated by Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou. Panelists engaged in a rich dialogue around questions such as:
- Are initiatives like Greek LLMs a threat or an opportunity for rights holders?
- Can national AI infrastructures truly serve the public good?
- What does ethical and scalable copyright licensing look like in the digital age?
The presentation of Pharos AI Factory sparked conversations about how to balance innovation with protection—especially in smaller markets like Greece, where both creative potential and legal safeguards must evolve in step with technological progress.
The session was well-attended and marked a critical moment in shaping the conversation around AI, culture, and rights in Greece and beyond.