Keep calm and regulate on: Inside the EU's response to AI extinction warnings
EU policymakers responded to viral warnings about AI extinction risks with a calm stance, asserting that the existing Artificial Intelligence Act already addresses such threats. Officials view the recent panic in the tech industry as validation of the EU's regulatory approach and an opportunity to reclaim the narrative on AI safety. The European Parliament has scheduled a discussion to urge the Commission to strictly enforce the law's provisions regarding systemic risks.
- ▪An Anthropic employee resigned with a warning that current AI models could kill humans by the end of the decade, sparking global debate.
- ▪EU officials stated that the Artificial Intelligence Act already mandates companies to manage systemic risks, including model misalignment and loss of control.
- ▪The European Commission's AI Office enforces these regulations with the help of independent researchers from organizations like METR.
- ▪European Parliament lawmakers plan to discuss the AI warnings on September 30 to pressure the Commission for stronger enforcement.
- ▪Industry leaders suggest that EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen should use her upcoming State of the Union speech to highlight the EU's regulatory leadership.
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News Technology Keep calm and regulate on: Inside the EU’s response to AI extinction warnings Brussels sees the panic set off in Silicon Valley as vindication that its AI regulation is the right path. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers An Anthropic employee quit with a stark warning that the artificial intelligence models being built "could kill us all by the end of the decade." | Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images September 10, 2026 9:39 pm CET By Pieter Haeck BRUSSELS — A viral social media post warning that top American AI developers are "gambling with our lives" has been met this week in Brussels with business as usual — and a splash of Schadenfreude.
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