Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report

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Tech chief says EU can fend off rogue AI risk: Report, according to Cointelegraph. There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) may venture beyond human control. European Union rules on AI use are more than capable of dealing with rogue agents, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.

There are global concerns following incidents at OpenAI ‌and Anthropic, and fears have arisen that rogue AI agents may venture beyond human control. The EU’s AI Act, which regulates based on the level of risk, is among the world’s strictest AI regulations.

Virkkunen dismissed critics who claim the bloc’s AI rules are outdated. The European Commission requested information in late August from more than 30 unidentified AI companies, asking for details of their safety and security measures.

Virkkunen said she is now assessing the responses. He said that AI’s blistering advance was being driven by its own increasing ability to build the next generation of AI, or recursive self-improvement.

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