EU AI Act amendments, Omnibus reforms, DMA/DSA antitrust
Key Questions
What key changes do the March 2026 EU AI Act amendments introduce?
The amendments expand requirements around transparency, metadata, bias mitigation, and watermarking for AI systems. They also address high-risk classification through new draft guidelines covering agentic AI and Annex III filters.
What is the purpose of the Digital Omnibus reforms?
The reforms aim to simplify overlapping rules under GDPR and the AI Act to reduce regulatory burden. They form part of broader efforts alongside DMA and DSA enforcement actions.
When does the EU Code of Practice on AI-generated content labelling take effect?
It becomes effective in August 2026 and imposes obligations on both providers and deployers of AI content. The code includes rules on labelling while leaving some fine-tuning applications in a grey area.
What new guidelines address high-risk AI classification?
The European Commission published draft guidelines clarifying agentic AI systems, safety components, and filters under Annex III. These help determine when AI systems fall under high-risk obligations.
What is the EU Commission seeking through its call for evidence on copyright and AI?
It is gathering input to develop a targeted initiative that may address both training and inference uses of copyrighted material. This risks producing incoherent rules if the two uses are not clearly distinguished.
March 2026 amendments expand transparency/metadata/bias/watermarking; Digital Omnibus simplifies GDPR/AI Act; Vestager DMA push; X €120M DSA fine; NIS2/CRA deadlines. New: EU Commission publishes draft guidelines on high-risk AI classification (agentic AI, safety components, Annex III filters). Also launches call for evidence on copyright and AI, planning a 'targeted initiative' that conflates training and inference uses—could produce incoherent legislation. New: EU Commission publishes Code of Practice on AI-generated content labelling, effective August 2026, with provider/deployer obligations and fine-tuning grey area. New: CPDP 2026 panel on AI Act implementation discusses simplification, geopolitical tensions, regulatory sovereignty.