Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech of 16 September 2026, published on the Commission press corner, named the CEOs' call to 'pace the frontier' and said she would invite the frontier labs; counted as a Commission statement on Pavlo's decision of 14 October.
(adjacent). The market resolves on the European Commission press corner and digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu: YES if a Commission or AI Office press release, statement or decision dated 13 September to 13 October 2026 names the slowdown call or Amodei's proposal, or announces a formal request for information to a named frontier provider, new guidance or a proceeding under the AI Act on the pacing or evaluation of frontier models; spokesperson remarks at the midday briefing and code-of-practice steps scheduled before 12 September do not count. If the Commission sites have not published, Politico Europe and Reuters settle it, and silence by 23:59 CEST on 13 October resolves NO.
We found eight such calls since 2017. Each came from the head of a leading AI company and asked for a pause, a slowdown or new rules. For each one we checked whether the UK government gave a formal reply on gov.uk within 30 days: a statement or meeting note naming the call or its authors, or a new review, taskforce or consultation on the safety of advanced AI.