EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, Moves to Rein In Social Media
EU Commission President von der Leyen warned AI will enable unprecedented hacking and announced Kids Act and Digital Fairness Act proposals regulating social media.
In her State of the European Union 2026 speech, Ursula von der Leyen warned that upcoming AI models 'will allow hacking on a level we never thought possible' and cited dangers of self-improving models, referencing a Hugging Face incident. She reaffirmed the AI Act as the core guardrail framework and pledged cooperation with Canada, the UK, and other partners. She also proposed a Kids Act banning social media under age 13 and personal accounts under 15, plus a Digital Fairness Act to be proposed in autumn.
- Von der Leyen warned AI models will enable hacking never thought possible
- AI Act positioned as core guardrail; cooperation with Canada and UK
- Kids Act proposal: no social media under 13, no personal accounts under 15
- Digital Fairness Act to be proposed in autumn
- Cited self-improving model dangers and a Hugging Face incident
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