Lucilla Sioli is taking over the management of the new Artificial Intelligence Office (AI Office) at the EU Commission. On Wednesday, the authority announced the corresponding restructuring of Department A of the Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (CNECT). The task of the office is to promote the development, deployment and use of AI. It is intended to enable positive social and economic benefits as well as innovations, while at the same time minimizing the risks. It plays a central role above all in the monitoring of general-purpose AI models (GPAI).