The European Union is launching a new 38-person team to rein in AI risks as the bloc’s AI Act starts enforcement. The European Commission said the team will monitor AI providers for violations including publishing sexually explicit material, distributing fake imagery, and cyber threats to public infrastructure. As of Sunday, chatbots and image generators will require labels or digital watermarks to clarify AI origin under the AI Act. The Commission also highlighted “systemic risks” that could implicate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents, loss of control, harmful manipulation, and threats to fundamental rights. The enforcement rollout follows high-profile safety disclosures from major AI labs, and it expands the EU’s AI Office in Brussels. The Commission said it will document specific information, interview staff during investigations, and provide whistleblower and user compliance channels. For universities running AI research, the compliance timeline reinforces that procurement, labs, and campus deployments may need documentation and monitoring aligned with regulatory enforcement expectations.