Tech Brief: Ai Act Committee Vote, Eucs Tiered Approach

The European Parliament has endorsed the Artificial Intelligence Act report in the leading committees with a vast majority, paving the way for a plenary vote in mid-June. The report includes a ban on biometric recognition systems, additional transparency measures and a sanction regime, a definition of significant risk, an accessibility requirement, and a new wording stating that the AI Office might be upgraded into an EU agency at a later stage. Additionally, a draft of the EU certification scheme for cloud companies was shared with the European Cybersecurity Certification Group members.