The EU says it will continue to roll out AI laws on schedule

The European Union said Friday it will stick to a timeline for implementing its groundbreaking AI laws in response to a collaborative effort by more than 100 high-tech companies to delay AI rules in the bloc.

High-tech companies all over the world, including giants such as Alphabet, Meta, Mistral AI, ASML and more. I’m urging The European Commission said it would undermine the possibility of competing in Europe’s rapidly evolving AI arenas to slow the deployment of AI laws.

“I’ve certainly seen a lot of reports, lots of letters and lots of things being said about AI law. Let’s be as clear as possible. There is no clock. There is no period of bounty. There is no pause.

a Risk-based regulations for the application of artificial intelligenceAI Act completely prohibits use cases of a small number of “unacceptable risk” such as cognitive behavioral manipulation and social scoring. It also defines a set of “high-risk” uses, such as biometric authentication and facial recognition, AI used in domains such as education and employment. App developers must register their systems and fulfill their risk and quality control obligations to gain access to the EU market.

Another category of AI apps, such as chatbots, is considered “limited risk” and is subject to a lighter transparency obligation.

The EU has begun Rollout Last year, the AI ​​Act was carried out in a remarkable way, with the full rules being enacted by mid-2026.