EU AI

Malta has signed the world's first national ChatGPT Plus deal, offering every citizen and resident aged 14 and over a free one-year subscription after completing a two-hour AI literacy course — a model the EU is watching closely.

Mistral is in talks with European banks for a cybersecurity AI after Anthropic Mythos stayed blocked by US export controls, deepening EU sovereignty concerns.

EU AI Act Omnibus bans nudifier apps from December 2026 and grants pre-August AI systems a four-month watermarking and labelling grace period under Article 50.

EU Commission Article 50 draft covers chatbot disclosure, deepfake labelling, and watermarking, with a June 3 consultation and August 2 compliance deadline.