The European Parliament's Special Committee on AI in the Digital Age (AIDA) held its constitutive meeting on 23 September and elected its chair and vice-chairs. Established through a decision of the Parliament from June 2020, the committee is mandated to analyse the future impact of AI in the digital age on the EU economy, in particular on skills, employment, financial technology, education, health, transport, tourism, agriculture, the environment, defence, industry, energy and e-government.