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European Commission begins AI Act enforcement targeting general-purpose AI providers

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The European Commission has made its first use of new AI Act enforcement powers by ordering leading AI developers to provide information about their security practices.Backed by 1 sourceseuractiv.com The enforcement action concerns providers of general-purpose AI models, and the Commission’s enforcement powers over those providers became active on August 2, 2026.Backed by 2 sourceseuractiv.comvalueaddvc.com

Providers covered by this enforcement regime could face fines of up to 3% of their global turnover, while the Act’s substantive rules for high-risk AI systems are described separately from the general-purpose-AI enforcement now beginning.Backed by 1 sourcesvalueaddvc.com

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