The letter contains the government's response to the AIV's advice on AI in foreign policy and outlines how the government views AI as a key geopolitical technology for which an international AI strategy is being developed, embedded in existing EU regulation (AI Regulation, DSA, DMA) and industrial policy. At the same time, the government emphasizes that the Netherlands and the EU want to strengthen their own AI ecosystem, talent, and innovative capacity, as well as play a leading role in international standard-setting around responsible, human rights-compliant, and democratically anchored AI, including through the Council of Europe, the UN, UNESCO, and initiatives around military AI.
