The deadline moved. Use the extra time well.
On 7 May 2026, the EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI. This pushes the application date for high-risk AI systems under Annex III - including AI used in assessment - from 2 August 2026 to 2 December 2027. High-risk AI embedded in regulated products receives a further extension, to 2 August 2028.
For European universities, that is sixteen extra months of runway on what had already been an uncomfortably tight deadline. But the key point is this: the deferral is conditional, and the underlying obligations have not changed. Only the date on which non-compliance starts to bite has moved - not the requirements themselves.
At UNIwise, we follow this legislation closely and are happy to share our perspective on what this agreement means in practice - both for institutions and for our shared work to ensure responsible use of AI in assessment.