Context: A normative judgment by one of the AI Act's co-authors about how the EU should use enforcement powers that take effect on 2 August 2026. It sets no falsifiable metric or date, so it is recorded as a position rather than scored. What it will be measurable against is the AI Office's first cases: it has 145 staff, only 34 of them working directly on regulation and compliance, and from 2 August can demand information, require technical changes, and fine up to 3% of prior-year revenue.