{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"This Week in AI Regulations","title":"EU AI Act High-Risk Classification Guidelines, CNIL €487M Fines, Basel ICT Risk & China Deepfake Enforcement — AI Regulation May 24, 2026","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":281,"description":"This week's AI regulation briefing covers seven major developments across the European Union, France, Germany, China, and global standard-setting bodies — a week dominated by the EU AI Act moving from policy to enforcement reality.\r\n\r\nIn the European Union, the European Commission released draft guidelines helping AI providers and deployers determine whether their systems qualify as high-risk under the AI Act. Stakeholder feedback is open until June 23, 2026 — this is a direct action item for any organisation deploying AI in health, safety, or fundamental rights contexts. Separately, the Commission launched a copyright directive review addressing AI's impact on creative industries, with contributions open until June 25, 2026. The EU also mandated foreign investment screening across AI, defence, semiconductors, and financial services — extending to intra-EU transactions involving non-EU ownership.\r\n\r\nIn France, CNIL reported a record €487 million in fines in 2025 and confirmed it is progressively applying the AI Act from 2025 onward, with cybersecurity as its top enforcement priority for 2026. Organisations processing personal data in France must now treat GDPR and AI Act compliance as a combined obligation.\r\n\r\nIn Germany, Berlin introduced the TOP-Konzept plan for critical energy infrastructure protection, including mandatory AI-based attack detection systems and 24/7 security protocols.\r\n\r\nAt the global level, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to publish an ICT risk management report and is progressing a targeted review of cryptoasset prudential standards. IOSCO concluded its 2026 Annual Meeting approving five reports including an AI supervisory toolkit and a market liquidity report.\r\n\r\nIn China, authorities took enforcement action against the creator of an AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting the collapse of the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge — the first major enforcement action of this kind under China's AI-generated content regulations.\r\n\r...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4fo2s7h45A2x5QzZGt-EiB64VMPr2eAfdsb73DbDuIY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NjI0/ZTE1OGE4OWE2Njcw/Y2EzYmNkYzEwMDYy/NTZjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}