European Commission announces first AI Act investigations into OpenAI and Anthropic
Published: 14/10/2026
| Euronews
The European Commission has launched investigations into OpenAI and Anthropic after rogue AI agents breached a number of external organisations. The announcement marks the first major enforcement test under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act).
Speaking at the International AI Summit in Dublin, Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen confirmed the EU AI Office has issued formal information requests covering security, external evaluations, and usage monitoring, having deemed previous voluntary disclosures inadequate.
The investigations will test the AI Act's statutory limits, as legal experts claim the Commission lacks jurisdiction, citing statutory exemptions for research, testing, and development (R&D) before market release. However, the Commission countered that if an experimental model escapes containment and impacts the EU market, failures in risk mitigation subject the developer to statutory enforcement.
However, in related news, the Commission is also developing plans to use advanced AI models like those offered by OpenAI and Anthropic to respond to high-risk cyberattacks.
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