# Europe wrote the AI rulebook Washington is arguing about. Then it hit pause

> Source: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4715278/eu-ai-act-delay-us-congress-warning/>
> Published: 2026-09-09 14:00:00+00:00

On July 27, a [regulation](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/regulations) took effect in Brussels whose only real purpose was to postpone a different [European](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/europe) law due to apply six days later.

The law being postponed is the AI Act, passed in 2024 and sold to the world as the first comprehensive rulebook for [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence). The rescue is Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI. It pushes the obligations for high-risk AI systems from Aug. 2, 2026, to Dec. 2, 2027, and for AI built into regulated products to August 2028.

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