Benjamin Docquir

Jun 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Catherine Hammon |Jens Schefzig |John Buyers |Tamara Quinn |Coen Barneveld Binkhuysen |Gregoire Dumas | +3 more

The compliance deadlines for the European Union's (EU) new cross-sector legislation on artificial intelligence (AI) have been revised following a delay in publication, notwithstanding that the text is settled. EU officials have recently confirmed to Osborne Clarke that the final step in this process – the publication of the definitive text in the EU's Official Journal – has been delayed until mid-July, with some commentators suggesting 12 July.

May 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Catherine Hammon |Jens Schefzig |John Buyers |Tamara Quinn |Gregoire Dumas |Benjamin Docquir | +4 more

Businesses need to be ready for prohibitions and a staggered compliance timetable that takes effect from late 2024The European Union's (EU) new cross-sector regulation covering artificial intelligence (AI) passed the final legislative hurdle on 21 May when the AI Act was approved by the Council of the EU. The AI Act text is now settled. As clarity about dates starts to emerge, which obligations do businesses need to be ready for and by when?

Dec 12, 2023 | lexology.com | Catherine Hammon |Emily Barwell |John Buyers |Benjamin Docquir |Jens Schefzig |Coen Barneveld Binkhuysen | +4 more

While considerable work remains on its detail, there is political agreement on the broad shape of the legislationLate on Friday 8 December, negotiators for the European Parliament and Council of the EU reached political agreement on the shape and contents of the ground-breaking EU regulation on artificial intelligence – the AI Act – after 38 hours of discussion over three days. However, this represents the beginning of the end of the legislative process, rather than the end itself.