The AI Act gets rewritten again, and companies just bought themselves 18 months
On June 29, 2026, the EU Council signed off on a package that simplifies AI Act rules and pushes back compliance deadlines for high-risk systems. If your company has been waiting to figure out what to implement, you now have more breathing room. For everyday ChatGPT users, nothing changes immediately, but this confirms Europe keeps sliding its AI timeline yet again, following similar moves on June 16 and June 22.
practitioners › Standalone high-risk AI systems now have until December 2027 to reach compliance.
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