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Door Remote - 10 Oct 2026
While recent incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic fuel fears that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control, the European Union’s tech chief said the bloc’s rule on AI use are more than capable of dealing with the challenges.
“We see that the safety and security of very capable models is a very hot topic internationally and we in Europe are well equipped for that,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen told Reuters in an interview published on Friday.
She dismissed critics who claim the bloc’s AI rules are outdated. While the EU’s AI Act, which regulates based on the level of risk, is among the world’s strictest AI regulations, it was adopted two years ago.
Related: Anthropic chief urges slowdown in AI development to safer pace
“We have our AI Act in place and the AI Act covers the whole life cycle of these models,” she said, adding that regulators are providing guidance to companies on how to evaluate their models, factoring in recommendations from 60 AI experts.
The European Commission requested information in late August from more than 30 unidentified AI companies, asking for details of their safety and security measures.
Virkkunen said she is now assessing the responses.
Cointelegraph reported Sept.13 that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a blog post the speed of AI development is too fast and that left unchecked it may “outrun our ability to understand and control these systems.”
He said that AI’s blistering advance was being driven by its own increasing ability to build the next generation of AI, or recursive self-improvement.
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“We see that the safety and security of very capable models is a very hot topic internationally and we in Europe are well equipped for that,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen told Reuters in an interview published on Friday.
She dismissed critics who claim the bloc’s AI rules are outdated. While the EU’s AI Act, which regulates based on the level of risk, is among the world’s strictest AI regulations, it was adopted two years ago.
Related: Anthropic chief urges slowdown in AI development to safer pace
“We have our AI Act in place and the AI Act covers the whole life cycle of these models,” she said, adding that regulators are providing guidance to companies on how to evaluate their models, factoring in recommendations from 60 AI experts.
The European Commission requested information in late August from more than 30 unidentified AI companies, asking for details of their safety and security measures.
Virkkunen said she is now assessing the responses.
Cointelegraph reported Sept.13 that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in a blog post the speed of AI development is too fast and that left unchecked it may “outrun our ability to understand and control these systems.”
He said that AI’s blistering advance was being driven by its own increasing ability to build the next generation of AI, or recursive self-improvement.
Magazine: Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?