Academic Appointed Chair of EU AI Act Scientific Panel, Warns of Intense 18 Months Ahead
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-11-05
Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh has been formally appointed Chair of the EU's AI Act Scientific Panel, with Nicholas Moës as Vice-Chair. The panel advises the EU on general-purpose AI models and their potential systemic risks. He says the past 5 months—dealing with agent swarm incidents and AI-assisted cyberattacks—felt like a rollercoaster, and expects the next 18 months to be even more intense, stressing that decision-makers need up-to-date scientific assessment of frontier AI progress. Commentators note it as a top academic choosing a government advisory role over joining an AI company.
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