EU AI Act leaves agents in regulatory limbo A new paper published by AI ethicists draws attention to a hole in the EU AI Act surrounding high-risk agentic systems. AI agents do not formally exist in the EU’s AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation. By design, neither the regulation, nor its accompanying harmonized standardization request, include the term, as the law regulates AI systems instead of specific types of models. However, the rapid technological advancement of agents and agentic systems, including increasingly complex multi-agent architectures, raises significant questions for firms’ compliance departments. Whe Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content. To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@waterstechnology.com or view our subscription options here: https://subscriptions.waterstechnology.com/subscribe You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more. You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@waterstechnology.com to find out more. Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (point 2.4), printing is limited to a single copy. If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved. You may share this content using our article tools. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (clause 2.4), an Authorised User may only make one copy of the materials for their own personal use. You must also comply with the restrictions in clause 2.5. If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@waterstechnology.com More on Emerging Technologies CME to launch compute futures, agentic AI for capital calls, and more The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital