EU Parliament adopts Digital Omnibus for AI negotiating position
26/03/2026 | European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted 569 in favour, 45 against, and 23 abstentions to adopt their negotiating position on the Digital Omnibus package for artificial intelligence (AI). Under the proposals, MEPs would delay the application of certain rules on high-risk AI systems under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to 2 December 2027 in order to ensure relevant guidance and standards are available. Other rules for AI systems covered by sectoral laws will be delayed until 2 August 2028, while AI providers will have until 2 November 2026 before rules on watermarking AI-created audio, image, video or text come into effect. MEPs are also keen to introduce a new prohibited practice for AI systems used to generate non-consensual sexual and intimate content.
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