Draft EU guidelines could classify more AI systems as high-risk, industry warns
By Masha Borak ( July 24, 2026, 14:22 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission has closed its five-week consultation on draft AI Act guidelines for classifying high-risk AI systems, which business groups say leave legal uncertainties and risk sweeping too many systems — including general-purpose AI — into the high-risk category.On Thursday, the European Commission closed its consultations on draft guidelines (see here) on classifying high-risk AI systems, which are intended to shape how companies apply the regulatory framework in practice by giving examples. Business groups, however, say the guidelines have left legal uncertainties and raised concerns about including more AI systems under the high-risk label....
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