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Ursula von der Leyen

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    Opinion: Europe remains absent from AI safety debate as leaders call for self‑sufficiency

    European leaders warn that the continent risks falling behind in AI safety because it lacks a home‑grown titan like Apple, Google or OpenAI. European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde said Europe must develop its own…

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    The Guardian AI
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    EU Commission President warns AI agents could escape their environment

    Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union 2026 speech to flag a looming threat: AI agents that can break out of the digital confines in which they are trained. She pointed to a recent Hugging Face incident as a…

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    The Decoder

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Opinion: Europe remains absent from AI safety debate as leaders call for self‑sufficiency (18 September 2026).

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