As part of our Vocal Cast Series, we have talked to Matthias Peschke, policy researcher at Vocal Europe. His recent policy paper on the race for artificial intelligence was an important contribution as it illustrates how crucial it is for the EU to develop this kind of technology. During the podcast interview with Jill van Coppenolle, Matthias elaborated on the danger AI can pose to liberal democracy, the current state of its development in the EU and how introducing English as a second language would support EU efforts of improving international competitiveness in this field.