The European Union is considering watering down its flagship AI Act following backlash from Big Tech companies and the US government, according to a report in the Financial Times which cited a draft document outlining the proposed changes that it had seen and an interview with an unnamed senior EU official.
The proposed changes are part of the European Commission’s recently announced “simplification agenda” and “efforts to create a more favorable business environment” within the bloc. In September, the European Commission opened a call for evidence in an effort to collect research on how to simplify its legislation around data, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI).
