Consultation on High-Risk AI
By Risto Uuk, The EU AI Act Newsletter, June 11, 2025
Commission launches public consultation on high-risk AI systems: The European Commission has initiated a public consultation regarding the implementation of rules for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act. The consultation aims to gather practical examples and clarify issues surrounding high-risk AI systems. This information will inform forthcoming Commission guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems and their associated requirements. It will also examine responsibilities throughout the AI value chain. The Act defines high-risk AI systems in two categories: those important for product safety under EU harmonised legislation on product safety, and those that could significantly impact people's health, safety, or fundamental rights in specific scenarios outlined in the Act. The Commission welcomes input from a broad range of stakeholders, including providers and developers of high-risk AI systems, businesses and public authorities using such systems, as well as academia, research institutions, civil society, governments, supervisory authorities, and citizens in general. The consultation period runs for six weeks, concluding on 18 July 2025.
EU could postpone some AI rules: Mathieu Pollet and Pieter Haeck from POLITICO reported that the European Commission's technology chief, Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen, has said that potential delays for certain aspects of the AI Act are possible if standards and guidelines are not ready in time during a meeting with EU digital ministers in Luxembourg. Following intense lobbying, including from the US administration, companies are awaiting additional guidance and technical standards to meet their compliance requirements. Industry representatives have been advocating for a 'stop-the-clock' mechanism to postpone implementation dates if necessary guidelines are not ready.
