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EU AI standard setters’ pause of consensus process has international fallout

By Luca Bertuzzi ( October 27, 2025, 10:02 GMT | Insight) -- International standardization bodies ISO and IEC have turned down the parallel development of two much-needed standards for the EU AI Act with European counterparts CEN and Cenelec after the latter abandoned their consensus process. The move has sparked global tensions, with the US and others opposing CEN’s leadership, threatening international alignment of AI standards and future collaborations.The AI committee of two leading international standardization organizations has decided not to pursue the parallel development of two key standards for the EU AI Act after European standard setters suspended their consensus process, MLex has learned....

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