The Commission's proposal for a Directive on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes Artificial Intelligence The Greeks want, in almost all areas. 81.5% calls for strict regulation to protect citizens, 86.2% compulsory labelling of content and 75.4% protection of jobs.
But there is an important exception where mistrust of the TN is receding before the demand for security. 80.8% accepts identification of persons by police for serious crimes.
This is the central finding of its new investigation. Metron Analysis on behalf of DENMARK, with title"What Greeks Believe About Artificial Intelligence | Part II: Ethics and Ethics"conducted between 4 and 9 May 2026 in a sample of 1,103 persons aged 17 years or over.
In almost every finding, the point of division remains the same: users and non-users They see the new technology differently. 69.2% now states that it has used TN, an increased 4% since January, when the use had already recorded an 18 percentage point jump since October 2025. "TN has now been integrated with impressive speed in the everyday life of much of the Greek population," he notes. The director of content of the Transis Elias Nikolaides.
For the first time in the Metron Analysis It also recorded the depth of the relationship with new technology. 74% only uses free applications, 20.6% combines free and paid applications and only 5.2% states that it uses subscription applications.
The Greek paradox
The investigation set six dilemmas. In three of them, over 7 out of 10 choose to restrict. 81.5% asks strict adjustment to protect citizens against 17.5% which would prefer there to be no obstacles to technological innovation.
75.4% prefers protection of jobs As against 22.8% who chooses productivity. And 86.2% calls for mandatory labelling on any content produced with TN, compared to 11% that prefers unconditional creation.
More divided is the dilemma for privacy. 65.5% chooses it even at the expense of effectiveness, compared to 31.2% who responds the opposite. The most controversial is the energy: 55.3% believe that TN will offset its costs by solving major global problems, while 37.3% feel it is too burdening the environment.
The exception is one: identification of persons by the police for serious crimes, where 80.8% says yes. Users and non-users agree in almost equal percentages.
As noted in their analysis, Giannis Balambanidis, Stratos Fanaras and Penny Apostolopoulou The Metron Analysis, "In general, greater protection from the concerns caused by TN is qualified, rather than greater freedom in its use and development". Greek public opinion, they argue, is included in the 'continental' European tradition that tends towards regulation.
The user and non-user gap
The differences between users and non-users remain intense, with both sides seeing in many cases two separate realities.
60.1% of users estimate that effects TN will be positive, compared with only 19.3% in non-users. Conversely, 41.1% of non-users see the effects as negative, compared to 11.8% of users, recording a difference of about 30 units.
The users is more common men, younger and with higher educational levelThe use reaches 92.9% at the ages of 17-24 and 90.2% at the holders of a master's degree or doctoral degree, while at over 65 it is limited to 36.5%.
Division is clear on almost all findings. 62.6% of non-users see the risks of TN as uncontrolled, compared to 42.7% of users.
In the question of who is responsible if TN causes damage, users They mainly show companies and TN platforms with 53.4% and users themselves with 31%, while non-users They point to the state with 33.2%.
In the question of banning minors from adult education, the difference reaches 26 points: 90% of non-users say yes, compared with 64% of users.
According to Mr. Nikolaide, "the attitudes towards TN are likely to be largely shaped by the experience of use itself. Users appear systematically more familiar, more optimistic and somewhat more willing to assume individual responsibility. On the contrary, non-users tend to see greater risks and expect stronger state intervention."
Who sets the rules
Over 8 out of 10 agree that the TN should be used with caution. set. Who do they trust to do that?
61.5% shows the national government and only 29.9% of the EU, almost as much as the technology companies themselves with 27.2%. The Independent Authorities, international organizations, family and academic community follow.
Its analysts Metron Analysis interpret the finding as an indication of the ‘regulatory delay’ which citizens attribute to the EU’s ‘great but heavy’ organisation. According to Mr Nicolaides, "this is a very complex question, as users and potential damage are within the borders of many countries, while platforms and infrastructure providing services operate supranationally".
Full ban, conditional use, free use
In addition to dilemmas, the investigation also examined nine fields of application of the TN, where respondents were asked to choose between full ban, conditional use and free use.
In almost all fields, from evaluation of workers and trainees up to judicial decisions, automatic driving and national defence, the majority chooses the average solution of 'conditional use' .
The only clear exception concerns ‘medical diagnosis and treatment, instead of a doctor’ where 48% calls for a full ban, while 45% accepts conditional use.
The greatest acceptance of free use occurs in crisis response, such as fires and earthquakes, where 1 out of 5 advocates use without restrictions.
However, the highest rate of agreement in the investigation does not concern any kind of ban. 88.8% agrees on one thing, that citizens should be trained at the TN. Users and non-users together.
As its analysts comment Metron Analysis, "discipline and safeguarding conditions of transparency seem to be preferred by bans and restrictions on the use of TN".
* Research "What Greeks Believe About Artificial Intelligence | Part II: Ethics and Ethics" carried out by Metron Analysis on its behalf TRANSIT in a sample of 1,103 persons aged 17 years or over, with a maximum sampling error of ±3%. Field research was conducted between 4 and 9 May 2026 with a combination of phone and online interviews. The analysis is signed by Giannis Balambanidis, Stratos Fanaras And Penny Apostolopoulou.