Von der Leyen wants to 'pace' AI, invites frontier labs to negotiate with Europe

emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-09-17

Per an industry news item (#12), European Commission President von der Leyen said she wants to 'pace' AI and invited frontier AI labs to negotiate with Europe — the EU seeking a negotiated role in setting the global AI governance tempo. Thread context notes China rejected calls to slow AI, calling it a Silicon Valley containment tactic.

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