Bálint leads Arq's work on a coalition of AI middle powers: economies with significant industrial, military, and diplomatic weight but not at the frontier of AI development. He focuses on how they can collaborate to protect their prosperity and security.
Previously, he led AI industrial policy research at the Centre for Future Generations. Earlier, he was a Parliamentary Assistant to an MEP involved with the AI Act negotiations and advised on Estonia's national AI strategy.
His research and commentary have appeared in Politico, Tagesspiegel, and Euractiv. He has guest lectured on AI policy at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Leiden, and Copenhagen.
He holds degrees in Economics and Public Policy from Oxford and Leiden University.
