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Von der Leyen Plans EU AI Safety Pact With Labs

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC · How we work

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Ursula von der Leyen will invite frontier AI labs to discuss AI risks.
She announced the invitation to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 16, 2026.
She cited Jacob Coxon’s resignation and accused Anthropic and OpenAI of racing toward superintelligence.
She proposed banning AI use for children under 15 unless platforms prove safety.
She pledged EU cooperation with Canada and the United Kingdom on model evaluation and verification.

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Trump Dismisses AI Risks

U.S. President Donald Trump called AI risk warnings a hoax in a call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
U.S. President Donald Trump said AI will be the oil of the next 20-25 years.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said United States will not let AI restrictions succeed.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman postponed the IPO to 2027, citing a 10% extinction risk.

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Story summary

Ursula von der Leyen will invite frontier AI labs to discuss AI risks.
She announced the invitation to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 16, 2026.
She cited Jacob Coxon’s resignation and accused Anthropic and OpenAI of racing toward superintelligence.
She proposed banning AI use for children under 15 unless platforms prove safety.
She pledged EU cooperation with Canada and the United Kingdom on model evaluation and verification.

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