UK reportedly weighs EU's CADA law that would bar its government from non-European AI models
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-20
Sam Bowman flags reports that the UK government is considering aligning with the EU's Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), which would restrict government use of non-European AI models — "very dumb," he says, though unlikely to happen. Neil O'Brien's deep dive details CADA's terms: national accreditation authorities (Art. 17), "assurance level 1" requiring EU establishment and restrictions tied to third-country control (Annex II), escalating to full EU-based infrastructure and personnel for sensitive use cases, with levels 3–4 excluding third-country ownership outright. He argues it cuts European governments off from frontier AI behind lofty sovereignty rhetoric.
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