Margrethe Vestager backs new AI Safety Institute for children after decade regulating Big Tech

AI Briefing

• – Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice-president for a level playing field, backs a new AI safety institute for children.
• – The institute plans to use big tech's own money, including from Alphabet and Microsoft, to protect children from AI.
• – The US nonprofit aims to develop a safety playbook for the AI industry, similar to the automotive industry's approach to safety standards.