Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

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  Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate

  <p>Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear</p><p>Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the technology and lose out on growth; or embrace it and become dependent on tools developed by the US and China.</p><p>The great debate over AI safety that has erupted in recent days threatens to make the choice moot. If the worst scenarios come to bear – <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/15/could-ai-really-wipe-out-humanity-and-hijack-the-internet">and experts have differing views on this</a> – then the technology will impact the continent regardless.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/europe-ai-safety-debate">Continue reading...</a>

  Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:37:36 GMT

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