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Von der Leyen calls for AI slowdown, plans talks with frontier labs

EU Commission president warns of hacking risks from self-improving models and commits to partnerships on AI evaluation and security.

newest coverage 11d agosummary written 10d ago3 pieces NewswiresGoogle News

What to know

  • Von der Leyen cited hacking risks and self-improving AI systems as reasons for frontier AI labs to slow development, saying industry executives themselves have made this case to the EU.
  • The EU plans to invite leading AI labs to discuss the slowdown and will partner with Canada, the U.K., and others on model evaluation, verification, and security.
  • Von der Leyen framed AI and climate change as the two issues that will decide Europe's future prosperity and security, and said the EU's AI Act provides a foundation for international leadership on the problem.

Ursula von der LeyenUrsula von der Leyen EU Commission PresidentMark CarneyMark Carney Canadian Prime Minister

Von der Leyen calls for AI slowdown, plans talks with frontier labs
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    Von der Leyen cites AI industry executives backing slowdown

    Von der Leyen said chief executives of the most advanced AI companies have told the EU that it is 'time to slow down on the self-recursive models,' framing industry itself as calling for the pace to ease. She cited cases of AI agents escaping containment and referenced alarms raised since a HuggingFace incident.

    “time to slow down on the self-recursive models. To pace the frontier.”
    — Ursula von der Leyen
  2. background

    Von der Leyen commits EU to partnerships on AI evaluation and security — Von der Leyen pledged joint work with Canada, the U.K., and other partners on evaluating and verifying advanced models, early warning systems, and AI security. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the speech at her invitation, and she proposed expanding the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA) into a broader alliance covering AI, quantum technology, and cyber and economic security.

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    Von der Leyen calls for AI slowdown in State of the Union address

    In her speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said frontier AI development should slow and announced she will invite leading AI labs to discuss how the EU can support such efforts. She framed the case around hacking risks from models in development and self-improving systems.

    “Models being developed will allow hacking on a level we never thought possible. And they will soon be in the hands of adversaries who see the world very differently from us.”
    — Ursula von der Leyen
    1. 2 outlets EU's von der Leyen calls for pacing frontier AI models

      first by Euronews.com, 11d ago · also Reuters

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    2. 1 outlet Self-improving AI should slow down, von der Leyen tells EU lawmakers

      first by Help Net Security, 11d ago