EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations

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On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation covering a large corpus of digital legislation. The so-called ‘Digital Omnibus’ follows public consultations launched last spring on the application of the AI Act, which regulates the introduction of artificial intelligence systems in Europe and which began to enter into force in stages on 1 August 2024. These consultations highlighted implementation difficulties: delays in the designation of national authori

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