"EU Businesses Face Deadline for AI Act Compliance as Commission Prepares AI Office"

The EU's AI Act is set to impose regulations on AI systems, with different compliance timelines for various categories of AI. General-purpose AI providers may have only six to 12 months to prepare, while high-risk systems will have longer. The act includes prohibited uses such as biometric categorization systems and untargeted scraping of facial images. Critics argue that the act may burden AI research and development, but regulatory sandboxes are proposed to allow for development outside the strict provisions of the legislation.