Originally published on AI Tech Connect.
What changed The big high-risk deadline moved. On 7 May 2026, EU lawmakers reached a provisional agreement on the "Digital Omnibus" that defers high-risk obligations for stand-alone Annex III systems from 2 August 2026 to 2 December 2027. Product-embedded AI gets even longer. For AI embedded in regulated products covered by Annex I, the deadline moves out to 2 August 2028. It is not law yet. The deal is provisional. It still needs formal adoption by the European Parliament and the Council, and is expected to be published in the Official Journal before 2 August 2026. Until then, the original dates stand. 2 August 2026 is not cancelled. Transparency duties and the governance and penalty architecture remain active on that date. General-purpose AI (GPAI) model rules have been enforceable…
