The world's first comprehensive AI law. Navigate risk-based requirements and prepare your AI systems for the European market.
The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) is the European Union's landmark regulation establishing a comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence. Adopted in 2024, it creates harmonized rules for the development, deployment, and use of AI systems within the EU.
The regulation takes a risk-based approach, categorizing AI systems based on their potential for harm. Higher-risk systems face stricter requirements, while lower-risk applications have minimal obligations. This graduated approach aims to foster innovation while protecting fundamental rights.
Importantly, the Act has extraterritorial reach—it applies to any organization whose AI systems are used within the EU, regardless of where the organization is based. This makes it effectively a global regulation for AI companies serving European markets.
The EU AI Act categorizes AI systems into four risk levels, each with different requirements
AI systems that pose a clear threat to safety, livelihoods, or rights. These are banned outright.
Examples: Social scoring, manipulative AI, real-time biometric identification in public spaces
AI systems in critical areas that must meet strict requirements before deployment.
Examples: Employment decisions, credit scoring, medical devices, critical infrastructure
AI systems with transparency obligations. Users must know they're interacting with AI.
Examples: Chatbots, deepfakes, emotion recognition systems
Most AI systems fall here with no specific requirements, though codes of conduct encouraged.
Examples: Spam filters, AI-enabled games, recommendation systems
If your AI system is classified as high-risk, you must meet these requirements
Ongoing identification, analysis, and mitigation of risks
Training data quality, relevance, and bias testing
Comprehensive records of system design and operation
Automatic logging of events during system operation
Clear information to deployers about system capabilities and limitations
Mechanisms enabling human monitoring and intervention
Appropriate levels of accuracy, security, and reliability
Self or third-party assessment before market placement
World's first comprehensive AI regulation with global reach (affects any AI used by EU residents)
Extraterritorial scope means non-EU companies must comply if serving EU markets
Heavy penalties: up to 35 million EUR or 7% of global turnover for violations
Creates de facto global standard as companies adopt EU requirements worldwide
Specifically targets generative AI and foundation models with additional requirements
Phased implementation through 2027 gives time to prepare
Non-compliance can result in fines up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover (whichever is higher) for prohibited AI practices. Even high-risk violations can reach €15 million or 3% of turnover.
Determine which risk category your AI systems fall into and understand the specific requirements that apply to each.
Comprehensive assessment of your current AI practices against EU AI Act requirements, with prioritized remediation roadmap.
Support developing the technical documentation and quality management systems required for high-risk AI conformity assessment.
Specialized guidance for General Purpose AI (including LLMs and foundation models) on transparency obligations and systemic risk assessments.
Start preparing now. Our assessment identifies your risk classification and compliance gaps.