AI safety has shot up the public agenda in recent weeks, as increasingly capable AI models and agents reignited debates over whether safeguards are keeping pace with so-called “existential” risks.
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September 24, 2026
AI safety startups mapped: 37 companies building Europe's trust layer
Amid growing alarm over the threats of a rapidly-developing technology, AI safety has become a catch-all term
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