Big Tech may win reprieve as EU mulls easing AI rules, document shows

Apple, Meta Platforms and other tech giants may win a reprieve from the EU’s landmark artificial intelligence rules as regulators consider easing sections of the legislation as part of a drive to simplify a slew of regulations adopted in the last two years.

The move by the European Commission came amid intense lobbying by big tech companies and criticism from the U.S. administration against the AI Act adopted last year, which applies risk-based rules to artificial intelligence.

EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen will present the so-called Digital Omnibus on…