EU AI compliance guide may be delayed until late 2025, commission says

A long-awaited code of practice to guide businesses on EU AI rules may not take full effect before late 2025, leaving companies facing legal uncertainty as enforcement deadlines approach.

The code of practice, which will apply to large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 and competing systems developed by Google and Mistral, was initially scheduled for release in early May.

A Commission spokesperson has now said the non-binding guidance will be published in the coming days, with companies invited to sign on voluntarily starting in August, and the code potentially taking effect by year-end, according to