EU AI Act – AI Regulation
EU AI Act in brief: Risk classes, deadlines and the obligations that already apply today to companies using AI.
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In brief
The EU AI Act is the European regulation on artificial intelligence. It entered into force on 1 August 2024 and applies in stages: prohibited AI practices and the obligation regarding AI literacy under Article 4 have applied since 2 February 2025, obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models since 2 August 2025, and the requirements for high-risk systems will apply from 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Important for most companies: as a rule, they are not providers, but deployers; they use AI. This also entails obligations, above all the AI literacy of employees, use in accordance with provider instructions, human oversight and transparency towards customers when AI interacts with them.
What this means in practice and what implementation looks like can be found on the page EU AI Act for companies.
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