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1. AI Omnibus Agreed — Deadlines Shifted, Core Obligations Remain
On 7 May 2026, the EU Council and European Parliament reached political agreement on the AI Omnibus: targeted simplifications, sharper definitions, some deadline adjustments. The core obligations of the EU AI Act — risk classification, transparency, high-risk requirements — remain unchanged.
What to do: Do not weaken existing AI compliance plans. The deadline adjustments provide relief in two or three sector-specific points only, not in the strategic core. If you do not yet have a plan, you must start now — the AI Omnibus was not a substantive delay.
2. Article 50 EU AI Act Applicable from 2 August
In 10 weeks, transparency obligations from Article 50 become fully applicable: chatbots must be marked as AI, generated content must carry watermarks, deepfakes must be labeled as such, biometric identification must be disclosed to affected persons. Penalties up to €15 million or 3 percent of global group annual revenue.
What to do: Conduct three inventories this summer — chatbot inventory, AI-generated content inventory, biometric sensing inventory. Each of these three categories has its own marking obligation and its own audit risk.
3. NISG 2026 Launches 1 October — Registration by 31 December
In 18 weeks, Austria’s NISG 2026 comes into force. Affected companies must register with the cybersecurity authority within three months — deadline 31 December 2026. Cybersecurity thus becomes a C-suite liability, with mandatory training and risk governance.
What to do: Use the WKÖ online adviser to check your own scope of application. If applicable: designate a NIS2 coordinator, inventory your supply chain, plan board-level training. Verena Becker (WKÖ) is the authoritative technical voice in Austria.
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Lumi AI News CEO Letter, Week 22/2026. Pilot format — feedback on length, selection and usefulness anytime via our contact page or Fider Board. Research and first draft AI-assisted, editorial approval by Lumi-Systems.io. Marked in accordance with Article 50 EU AI Act.