US Congress hearings on AI threats & global policy responses (including China AI theft via distillation)

White House shifts to direct oversight of frontier AI; GPT-5.6 released after guardrails. ECB directs Eurozone banks to submit AI cyber defense plans by Oct 31. UK AI Safety Institute framework shows models capable of seizing infrastructure control. UK Cyber Resilience Pledge with Cloudflare and 60+ firms. EU Action Plan with concrete timelines. South Korea red-teaming guide. US AI Security and Innovation Act (H.R.9363) introduced. China accused of stealing AI tech via distillation attack, with potential federal review by July 31 – adds adversarial AI attack vector and regulatory timeline. NATO condemns Russian cyber activities, reinforcing state-sponsored threat narrative.