The European Commission is proposing a pause to parts of its landmark artificial intelligence laws amid intense pressure from Big Tech companies and the US government. Brussels is set to water down part of its digital rule book, including its AI act that entered into force last year, in a decision on a so-called simplification package on November 19. The move reflects EU efforts to make the bloc more competitive against the US and China. The draft proposal comes amid a broader debate over how aggressively the bloc should enforce its digital rules in the face of a fierce backlash from Big Tech companies supported by US President Donald Trump. The bloc has faced fierce pressure from the US government and Big Tech as well as European groups over its AI act, considered the world’s strictest regime regulating the development of the fast-developing technology.

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