European Parliament Votes to Delay AI Act Deadlines and Ban Nudify Apps Amid Deepfake Outrage
Summary
The European Parliament votes to delay key EU AI Act deadlines by years while simultaneously pushing to ban nudify apps, as outrage over Grok-generated sexualized deepfakes on X forces lawmakers to act on AI-generated abuse.
Key Points
- The European Parliament votes by a large majority to delay key compliance deadlines under the EU AI Act, pushing requirements for high-risk AI systems to December 2027 and sector-specific AI rules to August 2028.
- Rules requiring watermarking of AI-generated content are also delayed until November 2026, with all measures originally set to take effect this August now pushed back amid ongoing uncertainty for businesses operating in Europe.
- European lawmakers back a proposal to ban nudify apps within the revised AI Act, a move prompted by widespread outrage over sexualized deepfakes generated by Grok on X, though the ban still requires negotiation with the European Council before becoming law.