Key facts
- Metsola said lawmaking must keep democratic accountability and that responsibility stays with elected members.
- Chiocchetti said the Parliament is building its own AI tool hosted on internal infrastructure for sensitive work.
- Commercial models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Meta's Llama can still be used for less sensitive tasks, per POLITICO.
- Parliament officials have warned of a rise in AI-written amendments, including some citing laws that do not exist.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola warned lawmakers on November 4, 2026, against leaning on artificial intelligence for the work of legislating, as the institution drafts new rules on how MEPs may use the technology.
"Drafting an amendment with the help of AI cannot replace fundamentally the constructive debate with a colleague," Metsola said at an event on AI use in the Parliament. She added that legal research done with AI "cannot ultimately replace the judgment and the critical thinking needed to make a tough decision." She said lawmaking must carry "democratic accountability" and that "where AI is used, people should know," adding that responsibility stays with those who are elected.
Secretary-General Alessandro Chiocchetti said at the same event that the Parliament is building its own AI tool for sensitive work, hosted on its internal infrastructure. Commercial models, including ChatGPT, Claude and Meta's Llama, can still be used for less sensitive tasks, POLITICO reported in July.
Parliament officials have warned of a rise in AI-written amendments, including some that cite laws that do not exist. Chiocchetti described a case in which an MEP sought legal advice from AI and received a wrong answer. "Our jurists took two days just to prove ChatGPT wrong," he said.
Chiocchetti said the administration will submit new guidelines to senior leaders "very soon." Existing guidelines for staff date from 2024. He said the rules come down to three points: disclose use of artificial intelligence as the rules require, never put sensitive material into a public tool, and check everything before it leaves your desk because "it is your name on it."
He said he wants to use AI to help sort through thousands of amendments, but that drafting and consideration of laws must stay with MEPs, because "the risk is indeed that we delegate the political debate to a chatbot."