The EU AI Act in 2026: Reading the Law After the Omnibus

Two weeks ago, the EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional deal that pushed the AI Act's biggest enforcement wave back by sixteen months. That sounds like a win for everyone behind on compliance. It is not. The August 2, 2026 deadline still triggers a long list of obligations, and the part of the law that moved still becomes binding on December 2, 2027. Eighty days is a short window if your AI inventory is still a guess and your transparency wiring is still a wishlist. This is the map w...