Greece, the birthplace of democracy, wants to put humanity ahead of AI

NewsWorldEuropeGreece, the birthplace of democracy, wants to put humanity ahead of AIDerek Gatopoulos Thursday 07 May 2026 14:48 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2972216To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-ai-constitution-kyriakos-itsotakis-b2972305.html","title":"Greece, the birthplace of democracy, wants to put humanity ahead of AI"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-51809","index":0}People walk at Filopappou hill, overlooking the ancient Acropolis, during a warm spring afternoon in Athens, Greece, May 6, 2026 (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe"}}Greece is poised to enact significant constitutional changes, notably an amendment mandating that artificial intelligenc...