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EU agrees to simplify AI rules to boost innovation and ban ‘nudification’ apps to protect citizens

May 7, 2026 by The Sting's Team Leave a Comment

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on simpler, innovation-friendly rules for artificial intelligence (AI). The Commission proposed the Digital Omnibus on AI only five months ago as part of the EU’s simplification agenda […]

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