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The EU AI Act enforcement launch marks a material shift from voluntary to binding GPAI oversight, though Digital Omnibus-driven delays for high-risk systems until December 2027 create a two-track comp
Read briefing →The EU AI Act enforcement launch marks a material shift from voluntary to binding GPAI oversight, though Digital Omnibus-driven delays for high-risk systems until December 2027 create a two-track comp
Read briefing →GPAI enforcement activating on 2 August 2026 ahead of harmonised standards publication will likely force the AI Office to make an early precedent-setting choice between lenient and strict interpretati
Read briefing →Frontier labs are normalising a pivot toward military applications despite prior public commitments against such use, a shift now visible in both independent safety indices and confirmed procurement a
Read briefing →Frontier labs are normalising a pivot toward military applications despite prior public commitments against such use, a shift now visible in both independent safety indices and confirmed procurement a
Read briefing →Frontier labs are normalising a pivot toward military applications despite prior public commitments against such use, a shift now visible in both independent safety indices and confirmed procurement a
Read briefing →Multilateral AI governance coordination is advancing institutionally through the new UN Global Dialogue but remains substantively fragmented across US, EU and China regulatory blocs.
Read briefing →Multilateral AI governance coordination is advancing institutionally through the new UN Global Dialogue but remains substantively fragmented across US, EU and China regulatory blocs.
Read briefing →Frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI are simultaneously pivoting toward AI-for-science as a competitive differentiator, intensifying dual-use biosecurity governance gaps faster than existing frameworks
Read briefing →Frontier labs are vertically integrating into custom silicon, shifting compute control from chip vendors to capital-rich labs and concentrating both capability and governance leverage.
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