EU AI Act unpacked #34: The final Digital Omnibus on AI - Key amendments to the AI Act and their impact on businesses active in the EU
The European Union's Digital Omnibus package includes a set of amendments to the AI Act that alter compliance obligations for businesses operating in the EU. A legal analysis from Freshfields breaks down the final changes and what they mean in practice for companies subject to the regulation.
Why this matters: The AI Act is already law. These amendments change how it applies, and the details matter more than the headlines. If your company develops, deploys, or uses AI in the EU, your compliance picture may have shifted. Thresholds, timelines, and obligations for different risk categories are exactly the kind of thing that gets misread until an enforcement action makes it concrete. This is a good moment to check that your legal team is working from the final text, not last year's version.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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