Politics · Italy · 9 hrs ago
Meloni calls for global governance of artificial intelligence
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke at an Assolombarda business meeting in Milan.
She said artificial intelligence is changing daily life and could transform industrial production.
Meloni called for urgent global governance of AI, saying the issue needs to be addressed internationally.
She also pointed to “physical AI,” in which AI is used in machines, robots and production lines.
Her government is working on a tax measure to encourage investment in software used through cloud contracts, with the aim of including it in the budget law.
Meloni said Italy’s economy is holding up, but growth remains weak; she described projected growth of 1% in 2026 as encouraging but insufficient.
She also said the state should be an ally of industry, rather than treating it as a target for taxation.
Giorgia Meloni called for urgent global governance of artificial intelligence at the Assolombarda general assembly in Milan.
She said AI could be the most radical revolution humanity has experienced and could transform industrial production.
Meloni said her government was working on a tax measure to encourage investment in software used through cloud contracts.
She described Italy’s economic growth as weak but said the economy had withstood pressure.
She said the state was an ally of industry and did not see it as an entity to tax.
- Who
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- What
- She called for urgent global governance of artificial intelligence and discussed support for investment in cloud-based software.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Assolombarda general assembly in Milan, Italy.
- Why
- She said AI could be the most radical revolution humanity has experienced and would transform production and industry.
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Meloni arrived at the Assolombarda assembly and joked about the height of the podium.
Meloni addressed the assembly, calling for global governance of artificial intelligence.
- Event
- Assolombarda general assembly
- Location
- Milan, Italy
- AI governance
- Meloni said it was urgent and should be addressed globally
- Proposed measure
- A tax measure to encourage investment in software used through cloud contracts
- Economic growth
- Meloni said growth in 2026 of 1% was encouraging but still too weak
What people are saying
Governance of artificial intelligence is urgent, but the issue must be addressed at a global level
Artificial intelligence could represent the most radical of the revolutions humanity has known
The horizon is Physical AI. Artificial intelligence that leaves screens, enters machines, robots, production lines
The state is an ally of industry and does not consider it an entity to tax
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