EU AI Act
EU ● Effective
The first comprehensive AI law from a major regulator, taking a risk-based approach that bans some practices and imposes duties on high-risk systems. It entered into force in August 2024 with obligations phasing in over several years.
Obligations
Prohibited practices banned from February 2025; transparency and governance duties for general-purpose AI from August 2025; most high-risk system requirements from August 2026.