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EU Commission’s preliminary views on AI agents raise legal applicability question

By Luca Bertuzzi ( November 5, 2025, 11:07 GMT | Insight) -- EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen shared the European Commission’s initial views, prompting questions on whether  AI agents always qualify as AI systems under the AI Act. Lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky asked the commission to clarify its position, warning that the law’s current definition may not capture agents’ autonomous actions. The commission plans to monitor developments and may take further action.EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen has shared the European Commission’s “preliminary observations” on how the AI Act applies to AI agents, prompting questions about whether the law’s risk-based regime always applies, MLex has learned....

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