The EU AI Act, in plain English
The world's first comprehensive AI law. It applies to anyone placing AI on the EU market or whose AI affects people in the EU — regardless of where your company is based.
Five risk classifications
Social scoring, manipulative practices, untargeted face scraping. Banned outright.
Hiring, credit scoring, critical infrastructure, education, law enforcement. Full conformity assessment required.
Chatbots, deepfakes, emotion recognition. Transparency obligations.
Spam filters, AI in video games. Voluntary codes of conduct.
Foundation models. Documentation, copyright policy, and (above thresholds) systemic risk controls.
Key dates
Provider vs deployer
You develop or place an AI system on the market under your name or trademark. You carry the heaviest documentation and conformity duties.
You use an AI system in a professional capacity. You owe transparency to affected people, human oversight, and use-case monitoring.
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