𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲: The European Commission has just started hiring for around 40 posts dedicated to enforcing the AI Act. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Europe’s AI enforcers pick up their tools at critical time

Europe’s AI enforcers pick up their tools at critical time

The AI Act’s strong enforcement powers are set to kick in on 2 August

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The EU AI Act Newsletter #106: Calls to Enforce General-Purpose AI Rules just came out!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #106: Calls to Enforce General-Purpose AI Rules

Experts call for robust enforcement of the rules on general-purpose AI with systemic risk, as the Commission unveils a new plan on advanced AI and cybersecurity.

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Several European capitals are building their own AI security institutes, or thinking about doing so. I spoke to experts about how the EU should slot into this developing system for keeping a grasp on the fast-developing tech. Read my article at @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/news/where-s...

Where should the EU sit at the AI security table? | Euractiv

The Mythos cyber saga underscores the need for European AI expertise – but questions remain over how to organise resources

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Where will #AI take us—and who decides? The 2nd International Conference on Large-Scale AI Risks (organized by Torben Swoboda, @lodelauwaert.bsky.social & @ristouuk.bsky.social) gathers researchers, policymakers & practitioners to confront the field's most urgent questions: lsair.eu #philsky #ethics

The EU AI Act is entering a decisive phase, and Issue #104 of the EU AI Act Newsletter, just out, unpacks it.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #104: Experts Take Their Seats

The Commission sets up both the Scientific Panel and the Advisory Forum, publishes a Code of Practice on labelling AI-generated content, and Ireland sets out its presidency priorities.

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I'm excited to share that we have a new paper out: 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹-𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜!

I've got bored of waking up to the same headlines every morning about how Europe doesn't have access to Anthropic's Mythos. Has anyone wondered if we're actually even asking the right question?

Access Is Not Safety: The Real Mythos Question Europe Isn't Asking

A familiar script is playing out in Brussels. Recent media coverage and policy debate have focused on the European Commission and the EU AI Office not having access to Anthropic's Mythos, the model th...

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The book I'm writing with Lode Lauwaert, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲: 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀, now has its final cover (after months of work)! More soon!

I have some very exciting news to share: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗔) has been built by the @futureoflife.org under the leadership of Taylor Jones! Here's the tool: explorer.artificialintelligenceact.eu/en/. Do test it out (in your own language) and let us know what you think.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟭𝟬𝟬: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘆 was just published! This is the 100th edition of the newsletter. To mark the occasion, I've opened an 𝘈𝘴𝘬 𝘔𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the Substack chat – questions, reflections and predictions all welcome.

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𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴! We've hit a milestone: 100 editions of The EU AI Act Newsletter. When I started this newsletter, the AI Act was still being negotiated. Sinc...

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I'm so excited to announce that registration for the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 is now open! Hosted at the historic Faculty Club in Leuven's Grand Beguinage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 23–24 June 2026. Keynote speakers: Roman Yampolskiy, Laura Weidinger, Werner Stengg.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟵𝟳: 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 is out now.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #97: Safety and Enforcement

The 2026 International AI Safety Report was launched at the New Delhi AI Impact Summit. Its lead writer Carina Prunkl makes the case for its importance for AI Act implementation.

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Today, a broad coalition issued the Pro-Human AI Declaration, defining the goals of the growing Pro-Human Movement in response to Silicon Valley's destructive race to replace humans. 🧵1/3

Unable to build the foremost AI models, Britain is world-leading in testing them, an expertise it still hopes to monetise one day

Britain is the closest the world has to an AI safety inspector

But having the first (and best) AI security institute is no excuse for the country to rest on its laurels

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“A nine-country poll published in December confirmed Europe’s divisions over the threat: 77% of Poles thought there was a “high risk” of war with Russia in the coming years, next to just 34% of Italians. Europeans did agree that they are not ready.“

The Economist@economist.com · 6mo ago

European governments are beginning to respond to warnings about the possibility of a war with Russia. But few of the continent’s western countries have anything comparable to the war readiness of the Nordics, Baltics and Poland

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟵𝟱: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱? just came out!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #95: One Law or a Hundred?

At Davos, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen defended Europe’s AI rulebook arguing that a single EU law is better than a hundred American ones.

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We welcome proposals for individual paper presentations and workshops to the 2nd 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 until 𝟭𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆!

The latest newsletter just landed in the inbox of 51,000+ readers: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟵𝟰: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝗡𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #94: Grok Nudification Scandal

Fifty-seven European Parliament lawmakers from across the political spectrum have called for a ban on AI applications that create non-consensual sexual deepfake images.

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Happy New Year! The first newsletter of the year is out!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #93: Transparency Code of Practice First Draft

This first draft of the Code of Practice on transparency of AI-generated content was released aiming to help organisations comply with requirements for marking and labelling such content.

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Together with other academics at KU Leuven, we’re organising the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜. It’s happening on 𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Leuven, Belgium.

I’m really excited to share this early Christmas present with you. Together with other academics at KU Leuven, we’re organising the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻… | Risto Uuk

I’m really excited to share this early Christmas present with you. Together with other academics at KU Leuven, we’re organising the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜. It’s...

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I wanted to test the vibe-coding capabilities of the Swedish AI startup Lovable, led by Anton Osika. I ended up creating a brand new personal website. Let me know what you think.

Risto Uuk – AI Policy & Research

Head of EU Policy and Research at the Future of Life Institute. Contributed to the EU AI Act's general-purpose AI provisions, co-authoring 'The AI Safety Endgame' (Wiley), and leading a newsletter wit...

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#ResponsibleAI Talk Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI Speaker: @ristouuk.bsky.social, Future of Life Institute  Date: December 8, 2025 Time: 3:30pm (London) To join online, send empty email, subject “Subscribe RAI” to daniele.quercia ;)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟵𝟭: 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 was just published!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #91: Whistleblower Tool Launch

The European Commission has launched a whistleblower tool for reporting suspected breaches of the AI Act directly to the EU AI Office.

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𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: Why do some experts dismiss AI existential risk? I'm happy to share our new paper "𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸: 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀" in the academic journal 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.

I'm very excited to share that we're hiring an 𝗘𝗨 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲/𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 in Brussels! This person will lead @futureoflife.org research and enforcement efforts related to general-purpose AI under EU laws. The application deadline is 𝟯𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Compensation is from €𝟳𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 €𝟭𝟯𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 per year.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟵: 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 is live! CEN and CENELEC have announced exceptional measures to speed up the development of European standards supporting the AI Act.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #89: AI Standards Acceleration Updates

CEN and CENELEC have announced exceptional measures to speed up the development of European standards supporting the AI Act.

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AI companies are racing to build superintelligent AI, despite its many risks. Let's take our future back. 📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org #KeepTheFutureHuman

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟴: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 was just published! To help implement the AI Act, the European Commission has launched two key resources: the AI Act Service Desk and the Single Information Platform.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #88: Resources to Support Implementation

To help implement the AI Act, the European Commission has launched two key resources: the AI Act Service Desk and the Single Information Platform.

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I’m excited to share that @lodelauwaert.bsky.social and I are writing a book tentatively titled 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦! It will be published by Wiley.