The Dutch government published a call for control of frontier AI models, asking companies for mandatory pre-release tests and independent evaluation, and governments for incident reporting. It also asks UN members to explore an institution once a capability threshold is crossed. The Next Web counts 21 countries and the EU behind the 22 September statement, with Friedrich Merz, Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen among the signatories.
The government of the Netherlands published a call dated 22 September for control of frontier AI models. It asks companies for mandatory pre-release testing and independent evaluation, and it asks governments for incident reporting. It also asks UN members to explore an institution when a capability threshold is crossed. The Next Web reports that same statement.[1], [2]
The Next Web counts 21 countries and the EU behind the statement and names Friedrich Merz, Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen among the signatories. The Dutch page is the document those names attach to. The count of 21 is The Next Web's, not a figure the government headline states on its own.[2], [1]
The government text does not stop at company tests. It asks UN members to explore an institution once a capability threshold is crossed. The Next Web's account of the 22 September statement is the second report of that call, including the signatory list. The Dutch text is the document. The Next Web is the second report of who stands behind it. The subject is that call, rather than a model release.[1], [2]
