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Has the EU AI Act August 2026 deadline been delayed?

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IDEA — awaiting write. Anchor: Yes — on May 7, 2026, the EU reached provisional agreement to push high-risk AI obligations under Annex III to December 2, 2027, and AI in regulated products under Annex I to August 2, 2028. The watermarking obligation under Article 50(2) was delayed to December 2, 2026. A new Article 5 ban on nudification AI apps was added with compliance due December 2, 2026.

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