If we believe AI is one of the most powerful technologies we’ve ever created, we should also recognize that no technology is above the law.
Innovation needs to keep moving forward. But safety needs to keep pace. We need sensible, balanced rules that enable us to do both.
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2026 has been a sobering year. For AI safety. We saw Mythos in Fable in the spring. And now we read stories about rogue AI agents hacking into other networks all over the world. So what are people doing? They’re issuing warnings. But let’s stop and recognize reality. The world here in Europe or anywhere, does not expect our industry simply to warn about what could go wrong. They expect us to prevent it. They expect us to take action. And if we need to slow down, then it is up to each company and each leader. To slow down. That’s not easy to do. And I also think that this allergy that some in the industry have to regulation. Is, frankly something we need to get over. I mean, come on, I said earlier this week. There are more safety rules for a carton of milk than for AI. There are more safety rules for your oven than for AI, if we believe that this is the most powerful technology ever created and if we see risks that are rising. Then we should ask ourselves this. I believe that we have a shared value not just here in Europe but around the world. It says no one should be above the law, no person should be above the law, no government should be above the law, no company or technology should be above the law. But. We need law. We need regulation, it needs to be sensible, it needs to be balanced, it needs to take into account innovation. But we need to put safety in the position it needs to be. We need to recognize that the power of AI. Has moved faster than the safety for it. Safety needs to catch up. And we’re going to need some new AI safety laws and rules because only by treating it as a public good where we keep the public safe. This needs to be one of the great priorities of this year and next, and we need to look to national governments and we need to look to international collaboration to advance it.
