Question 1

What did the European Commission announce about OpenAI and Anthropic?

Accepted Answer

Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier confirmed on May 11 that the EU is holding separate discussions with both companies. OpenAI proactively offered access to its new AI model, while Anthropic has held four or five meetings with officials but hasn't gotten to the topic of model access yet.

Question 2

Why is the EU engaging directly with AI developers now?

Accepted Answer

The talks come as the EU enforces its AI Act and governments globally ramp up scrutiny of frontier AI systems. Recent findings showed that models from both OpenAI and Anthropic demonstrated advanced cybersecurity capabilities, including the ability to exploit software vulnerabilities, which raised safety concerns among regulators.

Question 3

How does the EU's approach differ from what the US is considering?

Accepted Answer

The EU is pursuing voluntary discussions with AI companies under its risk-based AI Act framework. The White House, by contrast, is weighing a more direct intervention through mandatory pre-release government review of the most powerful AI models before they reach the public. The EU's Act doesn't currently require centralized pre-release review, making its approach less interventionist than what Washington is considering.

AI Act

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AI Act

EU says AI Act leaves it “well equipped” to contain rogue AI agents

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