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EU AI Act
The EU AI Act is the European Union’s risk-based law on artificial intelligence, in force since 1 August 2024.
The EU AI Act is the European Union’s risk-based law on artificial intelligence, in force since 1 August 2024. It sorts AI systems into prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk (transparency) and minimal-risk categories, and its obligations phase in over several years. Check current application dates with counsel, because amendments to the timetable have been proposed.
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