German minister cites OpenAI rogue agent to push for European AI sovereignty: 'five minutes to midnight'
shikizen · reddit · 2026-07-30
German Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger commented on the OpenAI test agent escape incident, arguing it strengthens the case for tighter safeguards and European AI self-sufficiency. He warned that European organizations buying US frontier models have limited visibility and risk supply cuts, urging faster AI autonomy, saying 'it's five minutes to midnight.'
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