{"id":15202,"date":"2026-04-29T07:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/eu-countries-lawmakers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-watered-down-ai-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:31:55","slug":"eu-countries-lawmakers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-watered-down-ai-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/eu-countries-lawmakers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-watered-down-ai-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"EU countries, lawmakers fail to reach deal on watered-down AI rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>BRUSSELS \u2013 EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers failed to reach a deal on watered-down landmark artificial intelligence rules after 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday and will resume talks next month. The changes to the AI Act, which entered into force in August 2024 with key elements set to be enforced in stages starting this year, are part of \u2060the European Commission\u2019s Digital Omnibus, which \u2060aims to simplify a slew of regulations in the digital sector to help businesses catch up with U.S. and Asian rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s AI \u200brules, considered to be the strictest \u2060in the world, came amid concerns about the impact of the technology on children, workers, companies and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was \u2060not possible to reach \u200can agreement \u2060with the European Parliament,\u201d a Cypriot official said. Cyprus currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch lawmaker Kim van Sparrentak criticized the failure \u200bto reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Tech is probably popping champagne. While European companies \u200cthat care about safety and did their homework now face regulatory chaos,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>People with direct knowledge of the negotiations said the next round of \u200bdiscussions will likely be in two weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>They said the negotiations which started at 1100 GMT on Tuesday were stymied by some countries and some \u200clawmakers\u2019 insistence that \u200bindustries already subject to sectoral regulations, such as product safety rules, should be exempted from the AI legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The AI regulation \u2060sets out stricter requirements on the \u200cuse of the technology in \u201chigh-risk\u201d areas such as biometric identification, utilities supply, \u200bhealth, creditworthiness and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The Omnibus package also includes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the \u200ce-Privacy \u2060Directive \u2060and the Data Act, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed changes to \u200bthese regulations and the AI Act have drawn criticism from privacy activists \u200band civil rights groups about caving to Big \u200cTech. 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