EU ने AI‑जनित यौन डीपफेक्स पर प्रतिबंध लगाया, हाई‑रिस्क AI नियमों को 2027‑28 तक विलंबित किया

<p>The <span class="key-term" data-definition="European Union — a political and economic union of 27 European countries that formulates common policies, including technology regulation (GS2: Polity)">EU</span> has taken a decisive step by outlawing AI systems that create sexualised deepfakes, while also postponing the rollout of its broader high‑risk AI framework.</p> <h3>Key Developments</h3> <ul> <li>On <strong>7 May 2026</strong>, the EU Parliament and member‑state governments voted to ban <span class="key-term" data-definition="nudifier applications — AI tools that generate non‑consensual nude images of individuals, raising privacy and dignity concerns (GS2: Polity)">nudifier applications</span> outright.</li> <li>The ban will be incorporated into amendments to the <span class="key-term" data-definition="AI Act — the EU’s comprehensive legislation governing artificial intelligence, classifying systems by risk and setting compliance obligations (GS2: Polity)">AI Act</span> adopted in 2024.</li> <li>Implementation of the <span class="key-term" data-definition="high‑risk AI rules — provisions that subject AI systems deemed dangerous to safety, health or fundamental rights to stricter oversight (GS2: Polity)">high‑risk AI rules</span> has been deferred: stand‑alone AI systems now apply from <strong>December 2027</strong> instead of August 2026, and AI embedded in products from <strong>August 2028</strong> rather than August 2027.</li> <li>The EU executive justified the delay to protect businesses and sustain innovation, while promising continued safety oversight through other AI Act clauses.</li> <li>American AI developer <span class="key-term" data-definition="Anthropic — a U.S. artificial‑intelligence research company known for safety‑focused models, now under EU scrutiny (GS2: Polity)">Anthropic</span> has restricted release of its powerful model <span class="key-term" data-definition="Mythos — a large‑scale AI model whose capabilities raise concerns about misuse by hackers (GS2: Polity)">Mythos</span>, prompting EU officials to seek direct access.</li> <li>The newly empowered <span class="key-term" data-definition="AI Office — the EU body tasked with enforcing the AI Act, staffed by technologists, lawyers and economists, granted special access to providers' safety data (GS2: Polity)">AI Office</span> will begin enforcement in August 2026 and may request model access if required.</li> <li>Thirty <span class="key-term" data-definition="MEPs — Members of the European Parliament, elected representatives who shape EU legislation (GS2: Polity)">MEPs</span> have urged a revision of EU cybersecurity rules, citing an "emerging threat" from advanced AI tools like Mythos.</li> </ul> <h3>Important Facts</h3> <p>The ban targets AI‑generated non‑consensual sexual imagery, a response to global outrage over Elon Musk’s chatbot <em>Grok</em> producing such content earlier in 2026. The EU’s original timetable slated the AI Act’s high‑risk provi