The European Union said it will stick to its timeline for rolling out its AI legislation, ignoring calls by tech companies to delay the bloc's AI rules., European Commission Rejects Delay Calls, Confirms Landmark AI Law Will Stay on Schedule The European Union will proceed with the implementation of its landmark AI Act as planned, dismissing industry calls for a delay, according to a statement from the European Commission on Friday., "On the AI Act's GPAI rules, the European AI Board is discussing the timing to implement the Code of Practice, with the end of 2025 being considered," he said., The European Commission said it is “fully committed to the main goals of the AI Act, which include establishing harmonised risk-based rules across the EU and ensuring the safety of AI systems on , By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -With less than a month to go before parts of the European Union’s AI Act come into force, companies are calling for a pause in the provisions and getting support from some politicians. Groups representing big U.S. tech companies such as Google owner Alphabet and Facebook owner Meta, and European […], .