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Tom Duff Gordon

Vice-President, EMEA Policy, OpenAI

2 articles · 29 July 2026 to 3 August 2026

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Confirmed OpenAI has collaborated closely with the European Commission on implementing the AI Act and its Codes of Practice.
Stated that OpenAI has collaborated closely with the EU on implementing the AI Act and will continue working with the safety unit.

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EU activates enforcement powers over general-purpose AI models with fines up to 3% of turnover

The European Commission can now demand pre-release model evaluations, restrict market access and impose penalties on providers including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google under the AI Act's new supervisory regime.

Ana Belić3 August 20267 min read

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EU AI safety unit gains powers to fine and ban frontier models from Sunday

A 37-strong Brussels team can now impose fines of up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover on OpenAI, Anthropic and other frontier model providers that fail to mitigate systemic risks.

Ana Belić29 July 20267 min read

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