Luca Bertuzzi
@lucabertuzzi.bsky.social
Senior AI Correspondent at MLex. Award-winning reporter focused on digital policy & EU affairs. Ex Euractiv. Bylines at la Repubblica & Tagesspiegel.
EU Commission plans to expand cybersecurity certificates to cover companies’ overall risk-management posture, a draft of the revamped Cybersecurity Act shows. The reform aims to revive stalled EU cyber certification by introducing clearer procedural rules.
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EU set to broaden scope of cybersecurity certificates in legislative revamp | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission plans to expand EU cybersecurity certification schemes to cover companies’ overall risk-management posture, under a revised Cybersecurity Act due on Jan. 20. Draft rules would ...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
EU Commission plans to expand cybersecurity certificates to cover companies’ overall risk-management posture, a draft of the revamped Cybersecurity Act shows. The reform aims to revive stalled EU cyber certification by introducing clearer procedural rules.
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The Commission will specify in upcoming guidelines what documentation AI developers must prepare when relying on the AI Act’s so-called “filter” to conclude that their system does not qualify as high-risk.
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AI developers set to see how to escape AI Act’s tighter regime | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission will clarify in upcoming guidelines what documentation AI developers must produce to show their systems fall outside the AI Act’s high-risk regime. The guidance will explain ho...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
The Commission will specify in upcoming guidelines what documentation AI developers must prepare when relying on the AI Act’s so-called “filter” to conclude that their system does not qualify as high-risk.
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The Frontier AI initiative is taking shape. Backed by 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪 & the Commission, it aims to create a nonprofit lab in Europe to support frontier AI research not yet viable for markets. An internal paper points to early support by 30 leading AI researchers.
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Europe’s planned pioneering AI lab attracts backing of 30 researchers | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
An initiative announced in November to create a leading Europe-based center for developing the frontiers of artificial intelligence has attracted backing from 30 top researchers, according to an inter...
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January 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Frontier AI initiative is taking shape. Backed by 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪 & the Commission, it aims to create a nonprofit lab in Europe to support frontier AI research not yet viable for markets. An internal paper points to early support by 30 leading AI researchers.
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The Cyprus presidency aims to secure a negotiating mandate on the AI omnibus by early April, after initial talks pointing to limited changes. The main exception is the plan to drop the registration requirement, which is facing pushback from 🇪🇸 & 🇩🇪
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EU countries seeking position on AI Act amendments by April | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
EU governments aim to reach a negotiating position by late March or early April on amendments to the bloc's AI Act following initial legislative discussions. Removing the registration requirement is p...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The Cyprus presidency aims to secure a negotiating mandate on the AI omnibus by early April, after initial talks pointing to limited changes. The main exception is the plan to drop the registration requirement, which is facing pushback from 🇪🇸 & 🇩🇪
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The draft revamp of the Cybersecurity Act that went to interservice consultation includes a mandatory phase-out of Chinese ICT equipment from critical sectors. The proposal faces strong resistance inside the Commission and from Spain & Germany
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EU Commission considers mandatory phase-out of Chinese ICT vendors | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission is considering a mandatory phase-out of ICT equipment from Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE from critical infrastructure in the revised Cybersecurity Act due on Jan. 14, MLe...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The draft revamp of the Cybersecurity Act that went to interservice consultation includes a mandatory phase-out of Chinese ICT equipment from critical sectors. The proposal faces strong resistance inside the Commission and from Spain & Germany
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Some end-of-the-year news from the Commission's AI Office. After one and a half years, Matthieu Delescluse is set to be appointed head of unit for AI Safety, a key role for enforcing the AI Act's rules on GPAI models.
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Matthieu Delescluse appointed AI safety head in EU Commission's AI office | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European AI Office will now have a head of AI safety after Matthieu Delescluse was appointed to the role, the European Commission has said. The crucial post has been vacant since the office was se...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some end-of-the-year news from the Commission's AI Office. After one and a half years, Matthieu Delescluse is set to be appointed head of unit for AI Safety, a key role for enforcing the AI Act's rules on GPAI models.
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The European Parliament's report on algorithmic management sends mixed messages on whether MEPs want binding rules, and is unlikely to break the deadlock inside the Commission on whether this topic should be addressed in the upcoming Quality Jobs Act.
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EU lawmakers send mixed messages on new rules for AI in the workplace | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
EU lawmakers approved a resolution on AI in the workplace but removed a call for a legislative initiative after opposition led by the center-right European People's Party. The report still urges the E...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The European Parliament's report on algorithmic management sends mixed messages on whether MEPs want binding rules, and is unlikely to break the deadlock inside the Commission on whether this topic should be addressed in the upcoming Quality Jobs Act.
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The EU Parliament has ended its internal dispute over who will steer the AI Act changes, confirming joint IMCO-LIBE lead. Focus now shifts to who will be rapporteur, with Brando Benifei challenging the EPP’s bid to give the lead to Arba Kokalari in IMCO.
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Committees’ dispute on AI Act amendments solved by EU Parliament | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Parliament has settled its internal dispute over who will lead work on the AI Act amendments, confirming joint leadership by the Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees. Political ...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The EU Parliament has ended its internal dispute over who will steer the AI Act changes, confirming joint IMCO-LIBE lead. Focus now shifts to who will be rapporteur, with Brando Benifei challenging the EPP’s bid to give the lead to Arba Kokalari in IMCO.
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The Commission’s health package proposes moving MDR & IVDR from Annex I Section A to B under the AI Act. A technical tweak with big consequences, shifting from immediate high-risk compliance to a sector-driven approach via secondary acts.
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Medical devices to get softer AI compliance regime, EU Commission proposes | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Manufacturers of medical devices would see compliance with the EU AI Act's high-risk regime eased under a European Commission proposal. Part of a broader update to medical-device laws, it reflects lon...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The Commission’s health package proposes moving MDR & IVDR from Annex I Section A to B under the AI Act. A technical tweak with big consequences, shifting from immediate high-risk compliance to a sector-driven approach via secondary acts.
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The Commission is weighing a plan B for the AI Act delay. If the omnibus stalls ahead of the August 2026 deadline, a fallback option being considered is to carve out the postponement of high-risk rules into a separate fast-track proposal, MLex has learned.
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EU AI Act delays could be separated out if proposed amendments get stuck | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
A possible standalone proposal to delay the EU AI Act’s high-risk regime is under consideration in the European Commission to cover the possibility that its recently unveiled broader package of amendm...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Commission is weighing a plan B for the AI Act delay. If the omnibus stalls ahead of the August 2026 deadline, a fallback option being considered is to carve out the postponement of high-risk rules into a separate fast-track proposal, MLex has learned.
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France wants common specs for the development of labelling and detection tools for AI-generated content, as a fragmented landscape of proprietary solutions would leave Europe dependent on foreign tech in areas such as justice, journalism, and elections.
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GenAI developers see France push for common EU labelling requirements | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
France is pushing for common EU-wide technical specifications to label and detect AI-generated content, warning that proprietary tools from mostly non-European developers would create critical depende...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
France wants common specs for the development of labelling and detection tools for AI-generated content, as a fragmented landscape of proprietary solutions would leave Europe dependent on foreign tech in areas such as justice, journalism, and elections.
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The Commission gambled by tying the AI Act’s high-risk delay to the full AI omnibus. For now, it isn’t paying off. Parliament is stuck in a new turf war as ITRE & JURI challenged the IMCO-LIBE lead, & some rapporteurs won't be appointed until late January.
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EU parliamentary committees challenge process for AI law amendments | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Two European Parliament committees have challenged plans for the passage of amendments to the EU's artificial intelligence law, an early sign that internal wrangling could slow the pace of the legisla...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Commission gambled by tying the AI Act’s high-risk delay to the full AI omnibus. For now, it isn’t paying off. Parliament is stuck in a new turf war as ITRE & JURI challenged the IMCO-LIBE lead, & some rapporteurs won't be appointed until late January.
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The Commission’s plan to delay the AI Act’s high-risk regime is facing serious questioning from EU governments. Countries are questioning the Commission’s discretion to set new deadlines and demanding clear criteria for predictability.
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EU countries question proposed approach for delaying AI Act’s key duties | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
A planned delay for key EU AI Act duties has come under question from member states, which warn that the European Commission's proposed approach lacks clear criteria, predictability and sufficient inv...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Commission’s plan to delay the AI Act’s high-risk regime is facing serious questioning from EU governments. Countries are questioning the Commission’s discretion to set new deadlines and demanding clear criteria for predictability.
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BREAKING: It's game over for the AI Liability Directive. In a decisive vote, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee rejected (by 22 votes to 1) the proposal to legally challenge the European Commission’s withdrawal of the file.
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Withdrawal of AI liability proposal won't face challenge by EU lawmakers | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
An overwhelming majority of lawmakers on the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee declined to challenge the AI Liability Directive's withdrawal in a vote on Wednesday. Solid opposition from t...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
BREAKING: It's game over for the AI Liability Directive. In a decisive vote, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee rejected (by 22 votes to 1) the proposal to legally challenge the European Commission’s withdrawal of the file.
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Will the Commission propose binding rules on AI in the workplace? Today’s Quality Jobs Roadmap won’t say. A draft seen by MLex keeps the door open but narrows the path, amid internal political tensions.
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EU Commission set to prolong uncertainty on regulating AI in the workplace | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Whether to propose binding rules on AI in the workplace or not is a question still causing division in the European Commission. EU social affairs chief Roxana Mînzatu favors legislation, but she faces...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Will the Commission propose binding rules on AI in the workplace? Today’s Quality Jobs Roadmap won’t say. A draft seen by MLex keeps the door open but narrows the path, amid internal political tensions.
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The Commission is preparing an implementing act detailing how the AI Act will be enforced for GPAI models. It will cover model evaluations, investigative procedures, rights of providers, and the sanction regime, drawing on DMA/DSA enforcement.
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Enforcement of AI models’ rules in preparation by EU Commission | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission is preparing a single implementing act to set out procedures for enforcing the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models. The implementing regulation will define how investig...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Commission is preparing an implementing act detailing how the AI Act will be enforced for GPAI models. It will cover model evaluations, investigative procedures, rights of providers, and the sanction regime, drawing on DMA/DSA enforcement.
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The EU AI Board is set to keep its rotating chair system until June 2026. EU countries back a staged reform of the board’s rules, but key questions over the future leadership remain. If confirmed on Dec. 4, Cyprus will chair the board in early 2026.
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EU's AI regulatory body set to retain rotating leadership model until mid-2026 | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European AI Board will likely extend its rotating chair system until June 2026, as plans to move toward an election-based system have stalled, and discussions on a permanent leadership structure a...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The EU AI Board is set to keep its rotating chair system until June 2026. EU countries back a staged reform of the board’s rules, but key questions over the future leadership remain. If confirmed on Dec. 4, Cyprus will chair the board in early 2026.
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The EU Parliament's JURI committee will vote next week on whether to challenge the Commission’s decision to withdraw the AI Liability Directive before the EU Court of Justice - in a move that could replicate the path followed on the SEP proposal.
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EU parliamentary committee to vote on AI liability withdrawal challenge next week | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
EU lawmakers on the Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee will vote next week on whether to challenge the European Commission’s withdrawal of the AI Liability Directive. The decision, which mirrors a s...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The EU Parliament's JURI committee will vote next week on whether to challenge the Commission’s decision to withdraw the AI Liability Directive before the EU Court of Justice - in a move that could replicate the path followed on the SEP proposal.
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❗ Researchers say they’ve found a universal “jailbreak” for top AI models, through poetry. A new study shows that rephrasing harmful prompts as short poems can bypass safety filters across all major models, raising questions over AI Act compliance.
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AI models’ safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
A study found that poetic prompts can bypass safety features in leading AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others, triggering instructions for building chemical weapons and malware. The rese...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
❗ Researchers say they’ve found a universal “jailbreak” for top AI models, through poetry. A new study shows that rephrasing harmful prompts as short poems can bypass safety filters across all major models, raising questions over AI Act compliance.
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BREAKING: The Commission’s digital omnibus on AI proposes delaying the AI Act’s high-risk rules under Annex III to Dec 2027 and Annex I to Aug 2028. But the Commission could anticipate the deadline, giving a six-month or 12-month notice, respectively.
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Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal
The Commission is proposing targeted simplification measures to ensure timely, smooth, and proportionate implementation of certain of the AI Act’s provisions.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
BREAKING: The Commission’s digital omnibus on AI proposes delaying the AI Act’s high-risk rules under Annex III to Dec 2027 and Annex I to Aug 2028. But the Commission could anticipate the deadline, giving a six-month or 12-month notice, respectively.
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🚨 The Commission will propose a pause of up to 15 months for the EU AI Act’s high-risk regime, with the exact length to be confirmed on Wednesday. The pause is bundled into the AI omnibus, putting pressure on MEPs and countries to adopt it before August.
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EU AI Act’s high-risk regime faces lengthy pause, with tight approval schedule | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission will propose a postponement of the entry into application of the AI Act's requirements on high-risk AI systems, with a final decision on the exact length — likely to be between...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨 The Commission will propose a pause of up to 15 months for the EU AI Act’s high-risk regime, with the exact length to be confirmed on Wednesday. The pause is bundled into the AI omnibus, putting pressure on MEPs and countries to adopt it before August.
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The Commission is taking a “wait-and-see” approach on GPAI standards, with no request expected before mid-2026. By the time they’re ready, likely around 2030, the AI market may have moved on, or Brussels may have further changed its rules.
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EU’s wait-and-see approach leaves standards for AI models up in the air | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission is delaying the launch of technical standards for the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models, opting to first test the existing code of practice. The move could leave comp...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Commission is taking a “wait-and-see” approach on GPAI standards, with no request expected before mid-2026. By the time they’re ready, likely around 2030, the AI market may have moved on, or Brussels may have further changed its rules.
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The Commission is planning to issue a crisis protocol under the DSA and administrative guidance on how to use AI in electoral processes, incl. commitments for political parties, as part of its EU Democracy Shield.
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Online services to get crisis protocol, AI poll guidance under EU Democracy Shield | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
A new crisis protocol for online services and guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in electoral processes is being prepared as part of a broader EU effort to counter information manipulation...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The Commission is planning to issue a crisis protocol under the DSA and administrative guidance on how to use AI in electoral processes, incl. commitments for political parties, as part of its EU Democracy Shield.
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The European AI Office plans to expand its team by 50+ staff as part of the digital omnibus on AI. The reform would strengthen its supervisory powers & create an EU-level regulatory sandbox, funded with €12M reallocated from the Digital Europe Programme.
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EU’s AI Office seeks over 50 staff to support centralized operations | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission’s AI Office plans to hire an additional 53 staff as part of a plan to centralize enforcement of the bloc's AI law and manage a regulatory sandbox, MLex has learned.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The European AI Office plans to expand its team by 50+ staff as part of the digital omnibus on AI. The reform would strengthen its supervisory powers & create an EU-level regulatory sandbox, funded with €12M reallocated from the Digital Europe Programme.
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LEAK: I got my hands on the digital omnibus on AI. Some key takeaways:
▶️ Centralized enforcement
▶️ Expanded regulatory privileges
▶️ Grace period for labelling
▶️ No AI literacy obligation on companies
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▶️ Centralized enforcement
▶️ Expanded regulatory privileges
▶️ Grace period for labelling
▶️ No AI literacy obligation on companies
Another must-read on @mlexclusive 👇
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Planned EU AI Act changes to include centralized enforcement, regulatory tweaks | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Amendments to the EU's AI Act to be proposed on Nov. 19 look to include easing compliance burdens and centralizing enforcement through the European Commission's AI Office. An early draft, obtained by ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
LEAK: I got my hands on the digital omnibus on AI. Some key takeaways:
▶️ Centralized enforcement
▶️ Expanded regulatory privileges
▶️ Grace period for labelling
▶️ No AI literacy obligation on companies
Another must-read on @mlexclusive 👇
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▶️ Centralized enforcement
▶️ Expanded regulatory privileges
▶️ Grace period for labelling
▶️ No AI literacy obligation on companies
Another must-read on @mlexclusive 👇
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