By Masha Borak ( October 9, 2026, 11:49 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms are among more than 30 companies that were asked by the European Commission about their compliance with the EU's landmark AI law, the bloc's technology chief Henna Virkkunen has told MLex. In an interview she warned that intense competition risks bringing insufficiently tested AI models to market, but the EU has the tools in place to mitigate the risk of AI agents, including liability rules.OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms were among more than 30 companies that the European Commission asked for information about their compliance with safety and copyright areas of the EU's landmark AI law, the EU's digital chief has told MLex. Henna Virkkunen also addressed the debate about whether the EU needed more legislation to cover the risks of AI models during testing, including liability rules....
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