"The Digital Omnibus would pause the enforcement of regulations for high-risk AI systems under Article 6(2), such as biometric identification and categorisation, judicial decision-making or scoring or ranking job applicants, for up to 15 months – to 2 December 2027. While this part of Article 6 was supposed to apply from August 2026, this delay of up to 15 months would significantly extend gaps in transparency and accountability.
This delay is the result of intense lobbying from Big Tech and governments, including the U.S., Denmark and Germany. Tech companies claim they need more time to meet the requirements, but by the time requirements were supposed to kick in (2026), they would have known about them for more than two years. The delay would mean another year that AI systems posing a high risk to fundamental rights are allowed to operate without necessary regulation."
https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/omnibus/45571?
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