EU delays high-risk AI rules by up to two years
The Council of the EU adopted a regulation moving high-risk AI application dates to December 2027 and August 2028, while adding bans on non-consensual sexual deepfakes and AI-generated child-abuse material.
TOWARD DOOM42confidence 91/100
Why it moved the index
The final Council action postpones enforceable high-risk AI obligations from August 2026 to late 2027 or 2028, extending a material governance gap during rapid deployment. The same law adds important deepfake and abuse-material prohibitions and clarifies oversight, which partially offsets but does not outweigh the delayed high-risk controls.
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Assessment history
- R1Toward 42 · confidence 91
New final legislative action with completed delays to high-risk AI governance deadlines and narrower compensating prohibitions.
11 Aug 2026