Funder·Founded 2024 (Commission decision establishing the AI Office adopted January 2024; restructuring announced 30 May 2024)
“The European AI Office supports the development and adoption of trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while protecting people against risks.”In its own words: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

The European Commission's AI Office, which has an AI Safety unit among its five units; it spends on AI safety through procurement (tenders), not grants.

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The EU AI Office inside the European Commission (DG CONNECT) has an AI Safety unit focused on systemic risks of very capable general-purpose AI models. It spends through procurement rather than grants, e.g. a €9M Digital Europe tender (July 2025) in six lots for risk modelling, evaluation tools and agentic evaluations of GPAI models.

On applying “The AI Office has launched a call for tenders to procure technical support for the enforcement of the AI Act, focusing on assessing and monitoring systemic risks posed by General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models at EU level.” digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

Checked 29 Oct 2026

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