Regulation
Can the EU AI Act stop a dangerous AI model quickly enough?
AI Policy Bulletin · by Eliška Andrš (Future of Life Institute)
- Claim
- Eliška Andrš, a policy researcher at the Future of Life Institute, credits the EU AI Act with setting clear safety standards and clear conditions for intervention by the European Commission, and argues that the Commission should prepare now so it can act swiftly against a dangerous model.
- Reasoning
- She points to June, when two new Anthropic models were briefly suspended to comply with an emergency export control order that the US government reportedly issued. The Act requires providers of general-purpose AI models to evaluate them, assess and mitigate risks and report serious incidents, and lets the Commission remove a model from the market as a last resort. A July 2026 implementing regulation also allows interim measures in urgent cases, and in such cases the Commission can act without first hearing the provider. Using those powers, she argues, takes the will to act despite geopolitical and economic pressure, and a well-resourced pool of evaluators who can spot the risks quickly.
- Why it matters
- A model you depend on can become unavailable in a region overnight because of a regulator's decision. If your operation relies on a single model, decide on the fallback before it stops.