July 29, 2026

Europe gets its AI enforcement powers on Sunday. The unit wielding them has 36 people.

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The European Commission gains sweeping new powers on Sunday to police how the world’s most advanced AI labs handle systemic risk, as the AI Act reaches its second anniversary. The EU’s AI Office will be able to demand documentation, conduct evaluatio...