Masters of Privacy Oliver Patel: How the Digital Omnibus affects the EU AI Act
On Wednesday November 19 2025, the European Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus Package, which was basically split in two proposals: a proposed Regulation on simplification for AI rules; and a proposed Regulation on simplification of the digital legislation. We will tackle the first one today.
Today we are reviewing that AI-related block with Oliver Patel, who is AI Governance Lead at the global pharma and biotech company AstraZeneca, where he helps implement and scale AI governance worldwide. He also advises governments and international policymakers as a Member of the OECD’s Expert Group on AI Risk and Accountability.
References:
* Oliver Patel, “Fundamentals of AI Governance” (now available for pre-order)
* Enterprise AI Governance, a newsletter by Oliver Patel
* Oliver Patel: How could the EU AI Act change?
* EU proposal for a Regulation on simplification for AI rules (EU Commission, covered today)
* EU proposal for a Regulation on simplification of the digital legislation (EU Commission, not covered today)
* Europe’s digital sovereignty: from doctrine to delivery (Politico).
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