Europe urged to lead on AI assurance amid frontier model fears
By Masha Borak ( September 14, 2026, 17:16 GMT | Insight) -- A strategy backed by former EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager calls for Europe to develop AI assurance technology that can verify compliance with frontier AI safeguards. Its authors say the capability could help enforce any future international agreements on pacing AI development and strengthen enforcement of the AI Act.Europe has a world-leading legal framework for addressing risks from advanced AI. One way it can enforce it is by becoming a leader in AI assurance technology, which would ensure that any future international agreement on frontier AI is respected, according to a new strategy document signed by former EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager and dozens of technology and legal experts....
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