Third GPAI Signatory Taskforce meeting – Safety and Security chapter
EU GPAI Code of Practice implementation is setting concrete frontier AI risk assessment norms—Australian agencies tracking international safety standards should follow closely.
Key points
- The EU GPAI Code of Practice Taskforce is developing structured aggregate risk forecasting for frontier AI providers with systemic risk.
- Proposed semi-annual forecasting exercises would aggregate anonymised individual provider estimates into industry-wide risk signals.
- Directly relevant to Australian AISI and DISR work on frontier AI safety given Australia's GPAI membership and international alignment.
Summary
The third meeting of the GPAI Code of Practice Signatory Taskforce examined two Safety and Security chapter provisions: aggregate risk forecasting and harmful manipulation risk scenarios. On forecasting, the Taskforce discussed requiring providers of systemic-risk GPAI models to submit semi-annual or annual estimates of when their models may exceed the highest existing systemic risk tier, which would then be anonymised and aggregated. On harmful manipulation, the Taskforce explored categorising risk scenarios by exposure context—such as chatbots, third-party applications, agents, or disseminated AI content—to ensure model evaluations are sufficiently targeted. The EU AI Office will issue a concrete forecasting approach following the discussion.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor DISR and the Australian AISI may want to monitor the EU AI Office's forthcoming aggregate forecasting framework as a potential reference model for frontier AI risk assessment practices.
- Consider Agencies involved in AI safety or international AI governance could consider how the GPAI harmful manipulation risk scenario taxonomy aligns with Australia's own AI risk assessment approaches.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice.
"Third GPAI Signatory Taskforce meeting – Safety and Security chapter" Source: EU Digital Strategy – News Published: 27 April 2026 URL: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/third-gpai-signatory-taskforce-meeting-safety-and-security-chapter The third meeting of the GPAI Code of Practice Signatory Taskforce examined two Safety and Security chapter provisions: aggregate risk forecasting and harmful manipulation risk scenarios. On forecasting, the Taskforce discussed requiring providers of systemic-risk GPAI models to submit semi-annual or annual estimates of when their models may exceed the highest existing systemic risk tier, which would then be anonymised and aggregated. On harmful manipulation, the Taskforce explored categorising risk scenarios by exposure context—such as chatbots, third-party applications, agents, or disseminated AI content—to ensure model evaluations are sufficiently targeted. The EU AI Office will issue a concrete forecasting approach following the discussion. Implications for Australian agencies: - [Monitor] DISR and the Australian AISI may want to monitor the EU AI Office's forthcoming aggregate forecasting framework as a potential reference model for frontier AI risk assessment practices. - [Consider] Agencies involved in AI safety or international AI governance could consider how the GPAI harmful manipulation risk scenario taxonomy aligns with Australia's own AI risk assessment approaches. Retrieved from SIMS, 18 May 2026.