European Union AI Act establishes risk-based regulatory framework with phased implementation timeline
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The EU's AI Act classifies AI systems by risk level, prohibiting unacceptable-risk applications like social scoring while establishing detailed regulations for high-risk systems in biometrics, employment, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure. The Act implements a phased compliance timeline with key deadlines including prohibitions on unacceptable-risk AI at 6 months, codes of practice for general-purpose AI at 9 months, and compliance obligations for high-risk systems at 24 months.