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Risto Uuk
@ristouuk.bsky.social
Head of EU Policy and Research at the Future of Life Institute | PhD Researcher at KU Leuven | Systemic risks from general-purpose AI
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I’m excited to share that @lodelauwaert.bsky.social and I are writing a book tentatively titled 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦! It will be published by Wiley.
I'm very excited to share that we're hiring an 𝗘𝗨 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲/𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 in Brussels!

This person will lead @futureoflife.org research and enforcement efforts related to general-purpose AI under EU laws. The application deadline is 𝟯𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Compensation is from €𝟳𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 €𝟭𝟯𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 per year.
Future of Life Organizations - EU Policy Advocate/Lead
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring an EU Policy Advocate/Lead to lead FLI's research and enforcement efforts related to general-purpose AI under EU laws. The EU Policy Advocate/Lead will rep...
jobs.lever.co
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟵: 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 is live! CEN and CENELEC have announced exceptional measures to speed up the development of European standards supporting the AI Act.
The EU AI Act Newsletter #89: AI Standards Acceleration Updates
CEN and CENELEC have announced exceptional measures to speed up the development of European standards supporting the AI Act.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Reposted by Risto Uuk
AI companies are racing to build superintelligent AI, despite its many risks.

Let's take our future back.

📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org

#KeepTheFutureHuman
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟴: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 was just published! To help implement the AI Act, the European Commission has launched two key resources: the AI Act Service Desk and the Single Information Platform.
The EU AI Act Newsletter #88: Resources to Support Implementation
To help implement the AI Act, the European Commission has launched two key resources: the AI Act Service Desk and the Single Information Platform.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I’m excited to share that @lodelauwaert.bsky.social and I are writing a book tentatively titled 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦! It will be published by Wiley.
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗣𝗧-𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 was just sent to 47,000+ subscribers worldwide:
The EU AI Act Newsletter #86: Concerns Around GPT-5 Compliance
Concerns have been raised about OpenAI’s compliance with the EU AI Act requirements for its recently released GPT-5 model, particularly regarding the disclosure of training data.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
International Association for Safe & Ethical AI conference earlier this year was excellent. There's another opportunity to attend/present at the next one in Paris on 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!
IASEAI'26
Building a Global Movement for Safe and Ethical AI
www.iaseai.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Risto Uuk
Europe won't compromise on its right to regulate American Big Tech companies despite threats by President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today.
Von der Leyen stands by EU tech rules amid Trump threats
“I want to be crystal clear on one point: whether on environmental or digital regulation, we set our own standards, we set our own regulations,” says EU Commission chief.
ow.ly
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Cycling is more than just exercise. It means a cleaner planet, thriving cities, and a stronger economy.

EU cycling in numbers:
✔️ 92,000+ km of EuroVelo cycling routes across Europe
✔️ Nearly 10 million bikes produced in the EU every year
✔️ 1.35 million jobs supported by the EU cycling sector
August 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reposted by Risto Uuk
If xAI cared about AI safety he could have done this research there. But it doesn’t, so he left
xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, who led its engineering teams, says he is leaving the company to launch a venture firm that supports AI research and startups (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
August 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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In 1865, a catastrophic steam boiler explosion paved the way for independent safety inspections. Today we face a far more complex challenge in AI, but the lessons of the past offer a compelling guide on how to prevent disasters, Santeri Koivula and Alejandro Tlai write.
A Plan to Fund Independent Assessments of General-Purpose AI | TechPolicy.Press
To avoid learning AI safety lessons the hard way, we need to create trusted third-party assessment institutions, Santeri Koivula and Alejandro Tlaie write.
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
FLI Is hiring for an 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿! The application deadline is 𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. The salary range is between $𝟵𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 $𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 per year.
Future of Life Organizations - AI Safety Investigator
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring an AI Safety Investigator to bring the spirit of investigative journalism to FLI. The investigator will document safety practices at the industry's most po...
jobs.lever.co
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Judging by my email auto-responses, I gather that the entire Europe is on holiday. However, EU AI policy doesn’t stop then, does it? Enter 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟯: 𝗚𝗣𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆.
The EU AI Act Newsletter #83: GPAI Rules Now Apply
AI Act obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models have entered into application across the EU, bringing enhanced transparency, safety and accountability.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reposted by Risto Uuk
Cancer is becoming much less deadly—and scientists’ fast-improving understanding of the disease holds out the prospect of further advances for years to come
The world is making impressive progress averting cancer
And there are more improvements to come
econ.st
July 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The AI Office has launched a €𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 to procure technical support for the enforcement of the AI Act, focusing on assessing and monitoring systemic risks posed by General-Purpose AI at EU level. Deadline: 𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
EU AI Office Launches €9 million tender for Technical Support on GPAI Safety
The AI Office has launched a call for tenders to procure technical support for the enforcement of the AI Act, focusing on assessing and monitoring systemic risks posed by General-Purpose AI (GPAI) mod...
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
July 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Laura Caroli and I wrote an op-ed in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: 𝗘𝗨 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀.

The compliance tools are ready, the timelines are reasonable, and the rules reflect what many companies already do.
EU Rules for General Purpose AI Model Developers Are Ready, Despite What Industry Says | TechPolicy.Press
The European Commission should resist delay tactics, argue Laura Caroli and Risto Uuk.
www.techpolicy.press
July 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by Risto Uuk
Proton is so good 🙏
July 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: The European Commission is setting up a 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act. Applications are open until 𝟭𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.
Commission seeks experts for AI Scientific Panel
The European Commission is setting up a scientific panel of independent experts to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
June 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟳𝟵: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝗜 was just published!
The EU AI Act Newsletter #79: Consultation on High-Risk AI
The European Commission has initiated a public consultation regarding the implementation of regulations for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The EU could be a promising option, a lot of funding available: commission.europa.eu/topics/resea...
May 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟳𝟴: 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗲 was just published!

We are looking for 𝟮-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 on the AI Act website, so that we can build the resources most helpful to you. We have produced many of the resources on our website in direct response to user feedback.
The EU AI Act Newsletter #78: Cutting Red Tape
Risto Uuk and Sten Tamkivi argue that Europe’s path to AI competitiveness lies in cutting actual bureaucratic red tape, not in removing AI safeguards.
artificialintelligenceact.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM