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Anthropic’s AI hacking tech exposes EU AI Office weaknesses
- EU AI Office lacks access to Anthropic’s Mythos model and the experts needed to address a potential cybersecurity crisis.
- Critics say the AI Office is under-resourced and not sufficiently integrated within the Commission to respond quickly to threats.
- The report compares the EU with the U.K., where the AI Security Institute has stronger links to industry and regulatory tools.
- EU officials say the AI Office has ‘state-of-the-art model evaluation capacity’ but needs more staff in safety units and technical experts.
- EU lawmakers urge expanded staffing and budget to match frontier AI’s scale and speed.
- The eight AI safety groups advocate for expanding the safety unit to roughly 160 members by 2030.
- EU plans include hiring several staff by June to bolster safety, regulation, and compliance roles.
- EU officials acknowledge the AI Office is less than two years old and faces internal power and hierarchy challenges.
- The EU Act regulator role includes potential fines up to €35 million, underscoring the regulator’s stake in enforcement.
- The report cites UK achievements in AI security analysis as a model for Brussels' upgrade.
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