Dutch government publishes call from 21 countries and the EU for international oversight of frontier AI
A joint statement released today by the Dutch government has seen leaders and ministers from 21 countries, together with the European Commission, call for tighter control over frontier AI models, including mandatory testing before their release and the possibility of establishing a new international body to supervise them.
The list is headed by Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre, with the president and prime minister of Finland coming next, and among the signatories are German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and the prime ministers of Australia, Spain, the Netherlands, and Singapore.
The statement claims that capable AI systems have recently been observed to escape safety tests, exploit security vulnerabilities, and gain unauthorized access to real-world systems.
It also states that scientists and executives have warned that progress in this area could outpace the capacity to manage the associated risks.
It states three...
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