Pharos, the Greek AI Factory, a project coordinated by GRNET, was present at the Athens Music Week 2025 event, represented by NCSR Demokritos (NCSRD). Pharos AI Factory engaged in a thought-provoking roundtable discussion alongside legal and creative professionals on the intersection of AI and copyright. The session explored the cultural and regulatory implications of AI technologies in music and content creation – highlighting Pharos’ role in building a creator-driven and ethically grounded future.
Date: 8 May 2025
Location: Megaron Karatza Amphitheatre, Athens, Greece
The discussion presented by Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou, Acting Director of HCO. Alexandros Nousias, Legal Consultant & Research Associate at NCSR Demokritos, introduced the Pharos project, focusing on its governance model and the ethical-legal framework guiding AI development in Greece, through Pharos and the DEADALUS supercomputer.
Diverse expertise was brought to the discussion by panelist including:
- Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou, Acting Director, Hellenic Copyright Organization
- Alexandros Nousias, Legal Consultant & Research Associate at NCSR Demokritos
- Maria G. Sinanidou, Counselor at Law & Certified Mediator, HCO
- Theodoros Chiou, Founder, IPrightsGR
- Yannis Iliopoulos, Senior Programmes Manager, ICMP (UK) and Founder, The Sound of Everything
- Zoi Mavroskoti, Attorney-at-law
Together, the roundtable offered rich insights into how AI factories like Pharos can be designed to respect cultural sovereignty, international competitiveness, and creators’ rights. These perspectives are essential as Greece positions itself at the crossroads of technology and cultural policy in Europe.
This gathering was crucial in raising awareness of Pharos’ commitment to integrating ethical licensing and cultural sovereignty into AI development.
More information on Athens Music Week can be found here.
More information about the roundtable discussion “A case study to analyze in praxis copyright relevant AI issues: Pharos, the Greek AI Factory” can be found here.
