Biography
Caroline De Cock, LL.M., is Head of Research at information labs and Senior Fellow at the Lisbon Council. A long-time strategist at the intersection of technology, law, and AI governance, she has spent over two decades shaping EU and global digital policy. She specializes in translating complex issues in AI, media, copyright, and Internet governance into accessible insights for policymakers and the public. Caroline is also the Founder of Square-up Agency and N-square Consulting, which advises global technology and civil society organizations. Having lived in 11 countries across four continents, she brings a uniquely global perspective to regulation. Her book, AI Tools, Not Gods, was published in January 2026.
Session
- AI For GoodPanelist
Panel 15 - Who's Really Deciding? Human Agency in the Age of AI
Wednesday 23 September, 13:00 – 13:40Panel StageAn algorithm nudges what your kid reads before bed. A hiring filter decides who a recruiter never sees. A health app flags what's wrong before your doctor does. None of this is speculative — it's this year's default UX. As AI mediates more of daily life — work, health, relationships, money, parenting — how much control do people actually keep, and how much do they just assume they still have? Voices from product, psychology, and policy separate where human agency genuinely holds from where it's already quietly gone. 40 minutes.
With Laura Sibony, Don Kilburg, Ana Peleteiro Ramallo, Leon Tsvasman