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EU AI Act News: Digital Omnibus On AI, New Guidance On Risk Classification, GPAI, And ...
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Fusion42 · 3 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU Digital Omnibus on AI enhances the EU AI Act by postponing some compliance deadlines, introducing a ban on AI systems that create or spread child sexual abuse material without consent, and clarifying classification and enforcement frameworks for high-risk AI systems. It also publishes new guidance on risk classification, general-purpose AI obligations, and transparency rules effective from mid-2026 to 2028.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 11 sources have reported it between 24 Jul 2026 and 18 Aug 2026.
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European AI founders must adjust compliance plans to the new phased deadlines and immediately halt any AI functionality that risks producing non-consensual explicit content. The evolving rules open market access to compliant AI providers while pushing risky systems out by end-2026.
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11 sources · first reported 24 Jul 2026 · latest 18 Aug 2026
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