EventPolicySeptember 16, 2026

EU chief warns AI could enable hacking 'on a level we never thought possible'

In her State of the European Union 2026 speech, Ursula von der Leyen said models being developed will allow hacking at unprecedented scale and cited the Hugging Face incident as evidence of self-improving model risks. She pointed to the AI Act as the guardrail and named Canada and the UK as partners.

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