The new agency will supervise the rules for general-purpose AI systems and function as a central coordination body for AI policy at EU level, coordinating with other commission departments, EU agencies, companies and the 27 EU Member States. The announcement comes as negotiators of the EU institutions are about to close a deal on the technical details of the AI Act, Europe’s plan to regulate high-risk AI applications, after a political agreement last month. The law divides AI systems into four main categories according to the potential risk they pose to society. The systems that are considered…