AI Act code of practice draws 'great concern' from EU lawmakers over late changes

By Luca Bertuzzi ( July 9, 2025, 14:31 GMT | Insight) -- Changes to transparency and other measures in the final version of the EU AI Act’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models have sparked a challenge from a cross-party coalition of EU lawmakers in a series of written questions to the European Commission. They decry "the last-minute removal of key areas of the code of practice, such as public transparency, and the weakening of risk assessment and mitigation provisions." The code is due to be published as early as tomorrow, with the legal application deadline on Aug. 2.The final version of the EU AI Act’s code of practice for general-purpose AI models has sparked a backlash from a cross-party coalition of European Parliament members, who have voiced complaints in written questions to the European Commission....

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AI Act code of practice draws 'great concern' from EU lawmakers over late changes

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