• EU member states and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on diluted key AI rules, including a delay in their implementation.
  • Implementation of rules for high-risk AI systems is postponed to December 2, 2027, instead of the previous deadline of August 2, 2025.
  • An agreement was reached to ban AI practices that create unauthorized sexually explicit images and deepfakes, with the ban taking effect on December 2.
  • Machinery will be exempt from the AI Act as it is already subject to sector-specific rules.
  • The changes are part of the European Commission’s efforts to simplify digital regulations after companies complained about overlapping rules.

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