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EU and U.S. Leaders Clash Over AI Risk Management
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EU Invites Frontier AI Labs to Discuss Risk Mitigation
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in her annual address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg that she will invite the leading frontier artificial-intelligence laboratories—specifically Anthropic and OpenAI—to a discussion on how public authorities can support industry efforts to “pace the frontier” of the technology. The invitation was made on Wednesday and the President said details of the meeting will be revealed Thursday.
Background: Rising AI Safety Concerns
The call for a slowdown follows a series of high-profile warnings. On 12 September, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging competing labs to reduce the rate at which they improve model capabilities and to allow third-party evaluations. The same week, former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, accusing both companies of racing toward self-improving superintelligence without responsible safeguards.
Official Statements & Responses
- He suggested that foreign actors and “some politicians” were behind the slowdown push.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still seem fast, and we must make wise use of the time we gain,” — Dario Amodei, anthropic CEO
- “I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that,” — Sam Altman, openai CEO
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
- The Reuters piece states that von der Leyen will invite “the main frontier labs” (Anthropic and OpenAI) but does not specify a meeting date, while the NextWeb article notes that no date was given.
- Trump’s claim that AI risks are a “hoax” is presented without supporting evidence; the sources provide no independent verification of the alleged foreign-actor influence.
What’s Next
- The European Commission will publish further details of the invitation Thursday.
- U.S. policymakers have not announced any formal response to the EU initiative, and the President’s stance suggests no immediate regulatory shift in the United States.