Inter-regulator cooperation – Biannual meeting of independent administrative and public authorities: Harnessing AI for regulation
On 9 June 2026, the French electronic communication, post and print media distribution regulator (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse – ARCEP) hosted a meeting of independent administrative and public authorities (AAI and API). Organised twice a year, the meeting is a key platform for exchange, coordination and discussion on current regulatory issues, at both French and European level.
Harnessing AI for regulation: Initial findings from the inter-AAI/API working group
Since late 2024, a working group has met quarterly to share how AI is being harnessed through use cases and services to support regulatory activities, as well as to explore how certain authorities could pool infrastructure to run AI applications using sensitive data in secure environments.
ARCEP also presented the main findings of its recent report “The environmental challenges of generative AI”, along with its nine accompanying recommendations.
The AAI/API network
The network of independent administrative and public authorities (AAI and API) includes the French competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence); French financial regulator (Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF); French national gambling authority (Autorité nationale des jeux – ANJ); French electronic communication, post and print media distribution regulator (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse – ARCEP); French audiovisual and digital communication regulator (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique – ARCOM); French transport regulator (Autorité de régulation des transports – ART); French data protection authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés – CNIL); French energy regulator (Commission de régulation de l’énergie – CRE); and French high audit authority (Haute autorité de l’audit – H2A).
The network now also welcomes the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution – ACPR) as an observer.
The activities of the network include, in particular:
- biannual meetings of the heads of the AAI/API to share key workstreams and exchange views on common challenges and working methodologies;
- regular exchanges between departments to develop partnerships and share resources;
- thematic working groups (harnessing AI for regulation, AAI/API human resources network, etc.);
- inter-AAI/API recrutement forum to promote staff mobility between authorities.
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