Self-improving AI should slow down, von der Leyen tells EU lawmakers

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that self-improving frontier AI development should slow down and that she will invite leading AI labs to discuss how the EU can support their own efforts to do so. In her State of the Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, von der Leyen also committed the EU to joint work with Canada, the U.K. and other partners on evaluating and verifying advanced models, early warning and AI. The move signals EU intent to shape frontier-model governance through coordination with labs and allied governments.