The European Trade Union Confederation’s position on the adoption of the Omnibus AI

At the end of July, the Digital Omnibus on artificial intelligence (AI) officially came into force in the European Union (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744). This simplification measure stipulates that the main technical requirements relating to high-risk AI for the machinery sector must be incorporated directly into the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230, rather than applied under the AI Act.

Following this, Claes-Mikael Ståhl, Deputy General Secretary of the ETUC, and Giulio Romani, Confederal Secretary, expressed their views in an article entitled ‘Simpler AI Rules Must Not Mean Weaker Safety for Europe’s Workers’.

Read the ETUC article

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