( September 30, 2025, 13:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission’s development and oversight of the drafting of standards for artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act is to face inquiry, according to the European Ombudswoman, responsible for investigating maladministration in EU institutions. An organization's complaint about secrecy and imbalance in standardization bodies led to the probe. The commission must reply to questions on "the composition of the group preparing the standards, the transparency rules applied by standardization bodies, how the commission is managing and monitoring the standardization process, and how it will review its outcomes," the ombudswoman said on Tuesday.Statement follows....
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