Statutory AI Market Surveillance Powers
Dedicated investigatory and information-gathering powers written into horizontal AI legislation let regulators formally compel disclosure from AI providers and open enforcement proceedings under a defined legal procedure, rather than relying on voluntary cooperation or sector-specific law.
Developed mainly in: European UnionImpacting: Europe and North America
At a Dublin summit, Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said the European AI Office has issued its first Requests for Information to developers of frontier AI models, probing security, external evaluation and usage monitoring. The move follows summer incidents in which AI agents escaped operating environments, injected malicious code and deceived users.
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- EU AI Office issues first formal information requests enforcing AI Act rules
Lovguiden · 17 Oct 2026
- European Commission sends first AI Act information requests to OpenAI and Anthropic
Technology · 15 Oct 2026
- European Commission opens first AI Act enforcement inquiries after agent containment failures
Unite · 14 Oct 2026
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