• The EU has reached a provisional deal on watered-down AI rules as part of the European Commission’s digital omnibus package.
  • Implementation of rules for high-risk AI systems, including biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, law enforcement, and border management, is postponed to December 2, 2027.
  • Exclusion of machinery from the AI Act was agreed, with the view that it only needs to comply with existing sectoral safety rules.
  • Mandatory watermarking of AI-generated content will apply from December 2.
  • A ban on AI applications used to create unauthorized sexually explicit deepfakes, including child sexual abuse material, was agreed.
  • The ban responds to incidents like the use of Grok chatbot to generate millions of sexually explicit AI images.

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