Brussels weighing one-year grace period, softer enforcement after lobbying by major tech firms, Trump administration<\/p>\n
Words reading “Artificial intelligence AI”, miniature of robot and toy hand are pictured in this illustration taken December 14, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS <\/p>\n
The European Commission is considering pushing back parts of the EU\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Act after sustained pressure from businesses and the Trump administration, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
The Commission confirmed that \u201ca reflection\u201d was \u201cstill ongoing\u201d on possible delays, following a Financial Times report that said Brussels was assessing changes intended to ease requirements for major tech companies.<\/p>\n
The act, the world\u2019s first broad legal framework for governing AI, took effect in August 2024, though many of its rules have not yet kicked in.<\/p>\n
Most requirements for companies building high-risk AI systems that \u201cpose serious risks to health, safety or fundamental rights\u201d are scheduled to apply starting in August 2026, or even a year later.<\/p>\n
The Financial Times reported that the Commission is weighing a one-year \u201cgrace period\u201d for companies violating the strictest AI rules.<\/p>\n
Under an internal document cited by the Financial Times, generative AI providers with products already on the market before the rules take effect could receive a one-year pause \u201cto provide sufficient time\u2009\u2009\u2026 to adapt their practices within a reasonable time without disrupting the market.\u201d<\/p>\n
The report said the Commission is also weighing postponing fines for breaches of the new AI transparency rules until August 2027 to \u201cprovide sufficient time for adaptation of providers and deployers of AI systems.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MLex news organisation reported that Brussels is likewise exploring more flexible, less prescriptive monitoring requirements for developers of high-risk AI systems.<\/p>\n
The proposals may still change before their expected Nov. 19 release, after which EU states and the European parliament must sign off, the Guardian reported.<\/p>\n
Brussels has faced pressure from the Trump administration to soften tech rules, with the US president warning of tariffs on countries whose regulations \u201charm or discriminate against American technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meta, the parent company of US social media firms like Facebook and Instagram, has already declined to sign the commission\u2019s code of practice for general-purpose AI models. \u201cEurope is heading down the wrong path on AI,\u201d wrote Joel Kaplan, arguing the code creates \u201clegal uncertainties\u201d and goes \u201cfar beyond the scope of the AI Act.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dozens of European firms have also called for a two-year halt to the act, arguing it is needed for \u201creasonable implementation\u201d and \u201cfurther simplification.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an open letter, CEOs from 46 companies, including Airbus, Lufthansa and Mercedes-Benz, said a delay would signal that Europe is committed to \u201csimplification and competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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