Digital Omnibus on AI (Amending the AI Act)

This Regulation is the AI part of the Digital Omnibus simplification package and amends the application timeline and certain obligations of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). Main contents: obligations for Annex III high-risk AI systems are postponed to 2 December 2027 and those for Annex I (high-risk systems covered by product safety legislation) to 2 August 2028, while high-risk systems in the public sector remain at 2 August 2030; the general date of application of the AI Act, 2 August 2026, is unchanged; for generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026, the machine-readable marking obligation under Article 50(2) has a grace period until 2 December 2026; a new prohibition is added on AI systems that create non-consensual intimate images (from 2026-12-02); the AI Office obtains enforcement powers covering investigations, inspections, commitments and fines (Articles 75a to 75d); SMEs and small mid-caps benefit from simplified technical documentation, proportionate quality management systems, priority access to sandboxes and lower caps on fines; the AI literacy obligation in Article 4 is changed to 'take measures to support'; a new Article 4a provides a legal basis for processing special categories of data to detect and correct bias; and the delegated act integrating the high-risk requirements into the Machinery Regulation must apply before 2028-08-02.