For years, the conversation around artificial intelligence has revolved around a single, urgent question: can we trust it? In 2026, that question is starting to feel incomplete. A quieter, more complex issue is emerging beneath the surface, one that is far less discussed, and far less regulated. What happens when people trust AI too much?

The TRUST-AI 2025 workshop in Bologna, organised as part of the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) and supported by THEMIS 5.0 and its consortium partners, including SINTEF, University of Piraeus & ICCS, NTUA, University of Southampton, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, ATC- Athens Technology Centre, Institute of Philosophy & Technology, and Engineering, offers one of the clearest windows into how researchers and practitioners across Europe are trying to

Europe is having a defining moment with artificial intelligence. Not because it is building the biggest models or attracting the most investment, but because it is trying to answer a harder question: can AI be trusted?

Last week, partners of the THEMIS 5.0 project gathered in Valencia for the project’s 4th Plenary Meeting, hosted by Fundación Valenciaport. Over two days, researchers, technologists, and policy experts came together to review progress, align on next steps, and strengthen collaboration as the project moves into a crucial phase of integration and piloting.

On 28 January 2026, the THEMIS 5.0 project contributed to the online webinar “From Command to Collaboration: Reimagining the Human–AI Relationship”, jointly organised with the EU-funded projects THEMIS 5.0, TANGO, AI4REALNET, HumAInE, PEER AI and COMFORTage. The event brought together more than 50 participants from research, policy, and practice communities across Europe.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a niche technology, it’s woven into medicine, education, public services, content moderation, and even democratic discourse. Yet, alongside AI’s promise comes a pressing question that THEMIS is uniquely positioned to explore:

Recent UK research on traditional media in the age of AI, by OnePoll for 72point, shows something striking: about 44% of UK adults say they trust artificial intelligence to deliver more truthful and factual information than they trust the government (38%), and social media influencers (24%). While traditional news outlets remain the most trusted at 55%.

New policy brief AI, Your Way: Trusted, Scalable, and Ready to Deliver, which distills insights from the AI, Data and Robotics Forum (ADRF) 2025 workshop co-organized by five Horizon Europe projects: THEMIS 5.0, TANGO, AI4RealNet, PEER AI, and HumAIne.

Imagine this: You’re in a hospital waiting room. Two people give you the wrong diagnosis, one is a human doctor, the other an AI system. Most of us would forgive the human after all even doctors make mistakes, but we lose faith in the AI instantly.

Imagine checking your AI’s trust score before using it, much like checking a credit score before a loan. What if every AI system carried a dynamic trust index based on performance, fairness, user feedback, and regulatory compliance?

As discussions around the governance of artificial intelligence (AI) continue to evolve, a new paper published in the Cambridge Forum on...

THEMIS organised a workshop at DataWeek 2025 focused on the quest for trustworthy AI.

A new paper published in Electronics 2025 offers a breakthrough solution: the Trustworthiness Optimisation Process (TOP). Developed by researchers from the National Technical University of Athens and the University of Piraeus, and supported by the THEMIS 5.0 project, this methodology bridges the gap between high-level guidelines and real-world AI practice.

Join us for “Sisyphus’ Code: The Ongoing Quest for Trustworthy AI”, a THEMIS 5.0 led workshop at Dataweek 2025...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming deeply embedded in critical societal functions, from healthcare and media to port operations and...

Submit your paper to the Call for Papers for the European Workshop on Trustworthy AI at ECAI 2025. Join us in Bologna to shape AI's future!

Explore why trusting AI in Industry is crucial for innovation and success. Learn how AI in Industry impacts sectors like healthcare, finance

Hara Stefanou, from Gruppo Maggioli, champions Trustworthy AI at the GenAI Summit, emphasizing ethical principles and legal compliance.

Discover how the THEMIS Project made waves at the AI Data and Robotics Forum 2024, offering insights into human-centric AI and trustworthine

We are very happy to begin a new blog series discussing the impetus behind the THEMIS 5.0 project: that being the 2024 EU AI Act.