EU AI Act

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 · KI-Verordnung

The EU regulation on artificial intelligence, in force since 1 August 2024. It sorts AI systems by risk and phases in obligations between 2025 and 2028; the Digital Omnibus of July 2026 moved the high-risk rules to December 2027 and August 2028.

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01In short

In productionClassify every use case in month one. It reads like a spec — treat it like one.

02Video

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03Guide

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A step-by-step guide for “EU AI Act” goes here. Suggested outline:

What it is — in one paragraph
Why it matters in production
How to do it — 3 to 7 steps
Pitfalls we see in the field

04Checklist

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Four to eight things a team can tick before go-live.

05FAQ

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The three questions clients actually ask about “EU AI Act”.

06Related terms

Regulation & governanceRisk classificationUnder the AI Act: prohibited practices, high-risk systems, systems with transparency duties, and minimal risk. The class decides your obligations.Regulation & governanceHigh-risk AI systemAI used in areas the AI Act lists as high-risk — such as recruitment, creditworthiness checks, critical infrastructure or safety components of products. It requires risk management, documentation, logging and human oversight.Regulation & governanceGPAI modelThe AI Act’s term for foundation models. Their providers have documentation and copyright duties since August 2025; the most capable models face extra systemic-risk rules.

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