The European Commission's power to fine general-purpose AI model providers under the EU AI Act (Article 101, up to 3% of global turnover or €15M) became applicable on August 2, 2026. No fine has been issued as of November 2026.
Resolves YES if The European Commission (or the AI Office) announces a fine under the AI Act against OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Mistral, DeepSeek or Alibaba.
Deadline: December 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET.
Counts:
a formal fining decision, even if appealed
Does NOT count:
fines under other laws (GDPR, DMA, DSA, competition law)
preliminary findings or investigations without a fine
Otherwise resolves NO. Resolution sources: European Commission press releases, then major outlets. Resolved by Terminator2.