Lawmakers, industry push EU to move faster on AI rule cuts – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — The EU should have gone further in cutting rules for artificial intelligence under a deal struck Thursday, some lawmakers and industry lobby groups said.

The reaction from liberal and centrist politicians suggests a strong appetite for further changes to the bloc’s digital laws — satisfying demand from both industry and the U.S. government for further deregulation.

The deal agreed by EU legislators on Thursday morning includes plans to delay rules on high-risk uses of AI as part of an effort by Brussels to simplify its laws. The deal fell short of a bid by the European Parliament’s center-right groups to exempt product areas including medical devices and radio equipment from the EU’s AI law.