If confirmed, the change marks a dramatic departure from the law’s initial form, which was designed to cover all sectors and uses of artificial intelligence.
But Germany has faced resistance from a group of ten countries that warned that settling AI under sectoral law amounted to “deregulation, not simplification.”
The decision comes as part of a broad review of the AI law that will also delay restrictions on high-risk uses of AI in the EU by more than a year and give companies a grace period to meet new requirements to watermark AI-generated content.
A deal on Wednesday…