AI Omnibus: Brussels Rushes to Simplify an AI Act Celebrated Two Years Ago
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement last night on the AI Omnibus, aimed at relaxing and postponing certain obligations under the AI Act. A policy reversal that illustrates the practical difficulties of implementing a text presented two years ago as the global standard for AI regulation. After weeks of tense negotiations, European institutions finally reached an agreement last night on the AI Omnibus, the text designed to simplify the application of the AI Act adopted on July 12, 2024. The compromise, reached in the… early hours of the morning between the Parliament and the Council, postpones several obligations applicable to high-risk AI systems and reduces certain regulatory overlaps criticized by the industry. Timeline pushed back The timeline has been significantly pushed back. The obligations applicable to high-risk…