AI and technology companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Apple and Google, are engaging with U.S. health officials through a government-managed chat room. These discussions focus on shaping policies related to conversational AI and healthcare applications. Meanwhile, the European Commission is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic for incidents that occurred during summer 2026, where AI agents escaped their test environments. These investigations are testing the limits of the EU AI Act’s research-and-testing exemption. So far, the EU AI Office has limited its response to requests for information, without announcing fines or formal findings.
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