{"slug": "eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax", "title": "EU countries to discuss AI rules as Trump calls safety warnings a ‘hoax’", "summary": "European Union government officials will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss setting global rules to counter threats from new AI models, with the European Commission providing updates on EU and international AI policy and a technical briefing on recent AI incidents to the Artificial Intelligence Board. The gathering follows calls to slow AI development from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, which U.S. President Trump rebuffed by calling AI safety warnings a \"hoax\" and arguing that slowing down would give China momentum in AI.", "body_md": "Government officials from across the European Union will gather in Brussels on Thursday to discuss how to set global rules to counter the threat from new AI models, according to two EU diplomats and a draft agenda seen by POLITICO.\n\nThe European Commission will give \"updates on EU and international AI policy\" and give a \"technical briefing on recent AI incidents\" during a gathering of the Artificial Intelligence Board, which comprises of representatives from every EU member country and regularly convenes to monitor progress on the bloc's Artificial Intelligence Act.\n\nThis week's gathering [follows a series of calls](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/12/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-seeks-immediate-slowdown-artificial-intelligence-01073519) to slow down AI development by top company leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman. U.S. President Trump immediately [rebuffed](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/donald-trump-ai-regulation-pushback-01074230) the calls, calling the AI safety warnings a \"hoax\" and arguing that slowing down would give China the momentum in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-capitals-to-discuss-ai-incidents-global-cooperation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication", "published_at": "2026-09-15 10:20:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 12:15:54.338221+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["European Union", "European Commission", "Artificial Intelligence Board", "Artificial Intelligence Act", "Dario Amodei", "Anthropic", "Sam Altman", "OpenAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eu-countries-to-discuss-ai-rules-as-trump-calls-safety-warnings-a-hoax.jsonld"}}