Governments and Vatican move to shape frontier AI

White House plans pre-release government review of frontier AI models; EU opens high-risk classification consultation; Vatican prepares AI ethics document.

• White House prepares executive order on frontier AI oversight
• EU Commission opens public consultation on high-risk AI classification
• Vatican prepares landmark AI ethics encyclical
• NHS launches £900m AI procurement framework; Imperial College develops infection-prediction AI
• Nvidia posts $58bn quarter on AI chip demand; Vera Rubin system due H2 2026
• Global study finds widening gap between employer AI plans and worker readiness