By Matthew Newman ( May 7, 2026, 06:05 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the regulation interacts with sector-specific product safety regimes. The deal reached early Thursday followed about 10 hours of talks. Lawmakers faced pressure to reach a deal ahead of an Aug. 2 deadline for high-risk AI obligations, which are now delayed until Dec. 2, 2027.AI developers and users will see changes in the EU’s AI Act after EU policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the main elements of a legislative proposal to amend the landmark regulation, known as the AI omnibus....
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