AI Act

The European Commission (“Commission”) recently launched two stakeholder consultations under the EU AI Act. The first (see here), closing on 9 January 2026, relates to the copyright-related obligations for General Purpose AI (“GPAI”) providers under the AI Act and GPAI Code of Practice. The second (see here)…

Continue Reading European Commission Launches Consultations on the EU AI Act’s Copyright Provisions and AI Regulatory Sandboxes

In December 2025, the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (AESIA) published a set of detailed guidance documents and templates aimed at helping providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act comply with the relevant requirements of the law. The materials are also available in English.

Continue Reading Spain Issues Guidance Under the EU AI Act

On November 19, 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) officially presented its Digital Omnibus Package (see here and here). In our previous blog post (see here), we explained that this initiative, which represents a comprehensive update to the EU’s digital regulatory landscape, consisted of two proposed regulations: a “Digital…

Continue Reading Digital Omnibus Package Series: European Commission’s Proposal to Revise the EU’s AI Rules

On September 23, 2025, the Italian law on artificial intelligence (hereinafter, “Italian AI Law”) was signed into law, after receiving final approval by the Italian Senate on September 17, 2025. 

The law consists of varied provisions, including general principles and targeted sectoral rules in certain areas not covered by the EU AI Act.  The Italian AI Law will enter into force on October 10, 2025. We provide below an overview of key aspects of the final text of the Italian AI Law.  For full detail, please see our previous blogpost here.

Continue Reading Italy Adopts Artificial Intelligence Law

On July 30, 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) released a statement addressing the risks of using AI to interpret medical data.  In this statement, the Garante recognizes the growing trend of individuals uploading medical analyses, X-rays, and other reports onto generative artificial intelligence platforms to obtain interpretations and diagnoses.  It warns users of these AI services to carefully evaluate the implications of sharing health-related data with AI providers and relying on automatically generated responses.

Continue Reading Italian Garante Adopts Statement on Health Data and AI

There is an ongoing debate in Brussels about the circumstances under which AI-based safety components integrated into radio equipment are subject to the requirements for high-risk AI systems of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689 (the “AI Act”). The debate is particularly relevant because, if AI-based safety components are considered high-risk under the AI Act, they will be subject to a comprehensive set of regulatory requirements under the AI Act as of August 2, 2027. These requirements include risk management, data quality measures, transparency towards users, human oversight, as well as obligations relating to accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity.

The discussion affects devices like smartphones with AI-driven emergency call features, smart home safety systems, smart home appliances and drones using AI for obstacle avoidance and emergency landing. In effect, many, if not all, of the AI-based safety components of internet-connected radio equipment could be subject to the AI Act’s requirements for high-risk AI systems.

Below we briefly outline the framework of the current debate.

Continue Reading When is a Safety Component of Radio Equipment a High-Risk AI System Under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act?

Earlier this week, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) cast their votes in favor of the much-anticipated AI Act. With 523 votes in favor, 46 votes against, and 49 abstentions, the vote is a culmination of an effort that began in April 2021, when the EU Commission first published its proposal for the Act.

Here’s what lies ahead:

Continue Reading EU Parliament Adopts AI Act

On February 13, 2024, the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the “Parliament Committees”) voted overwhelmingly to adopt the EU’s proposed AI Act. This follows a vote to approve the text earlier this month by the Council of Ministers’ Permanent Representatives Committee (“Coreper“). This brings the Act closer to final; the last step in the legislative process is a vote by the full European Parliament, currently scheduled to take place in April 2024.

The compromise text approved by Coreper and the Parliament Committees includes a number of significant changes as compared to earlier drafts. In this blog post, we set out some key takeaways.

Continue Reading EU AI Act: Key Takeaways from the Compromise Text

A new post on the Covington Inside Global Tech blog discusses key 1Q24 deadlines under the Biden administration’s October 2023 Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. 

Several agencies are expected to satisfy milestones related to the Executive Order’s key requirements in the coming…

Continue Reading Anticipated 1Q24 Actions Implementing the White House AI Executive Order