AI model providers could see two-month grace period to comply with EU rules
By Luca Bertuzzi ( July 3, 2025, 16:19 GMT | Insight) -- Leading AI companies such as Google, Microsoft and Mistral could benefit from a grace period of at least two months to comply with the EU AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models — with a longer timeframe considered for the risk-management regime of the most powerful models — MLex has learned. Although the European Commission officially rebutted that a grace period could be applied, the idea was floated again yesterday at a workshop with model providers.Leading AI companies such as Google, Microsoft and Mistral could benefit from a grace period of at least two months to comply with the EU AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models — with a longer timeframe considered for the risk-management regime of the most powerful models — MLex has learned....
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