Europe says its AI Act can handle rogue agents. The real test will be enforcement
Europe does not believe it needs to start writing AI safety rules from scratch every time an autonomous model behaves unexpectedly. On October 9, 2026, European Commission executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen argued that the AI Act already provides the foundations for overseeing increasingly capable systems. What remains uncertain is how effectively those powers will work when developers and regulators confront incidents involving agents operating beyond their intended boundaries.












