2026-04-30 12:53 UTC
The negotiations on the #AIOmnibus failed. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, the Trilogue decided to postpone discussions for two weeks. The news confirms our general criticism towards renegotiating important safeguards and rushing through key legislation of European digital policy. One of the few positive aspects of the Omnibus is the expansion of Article 5 to ban AI systems from creating non-consensual intimate content.
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@algorithmwatch@chaos.social 2026-04-30 12:53
This is a long-overdue step, which must not fall by the wayside because negotiators cannot agree on a definition of “intimate parts”. As reported by @heiseonline@social.heise.de and others, our Senior Policy Manager Eva Lejla Podgoršek argues that “the planned ban on AI systems that enable non-consensual sexualized deepfakes is a critical step towards actively protecting those affected."