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European Commission establishes AI Office to enforce EU AI Act compliance

Policy change Provisional 85% confidence first seen 21 March 2024, 20:11

The European Commission created the AI Office within DG CNECT to monitor, supervise, and enforce compliance with the EU AI Act requirements for general-purpose AI models across all Member States. The office was hiring AI technology specialists and will develop evaluation tools and benchmarks by Q2 2025, with authority to restrict or withdraw non-compliant models from the market.

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European Commission establishes AI Office to enforce EU AI Act compliance

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