REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (EU AI Act)
- Jurisdiction: European Union
- Status:
In-Force - Effective Date:
2024-08-01 - Date Added:
2025-09-08 - Source URL: https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/
Summary
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for AI. It establishes obligations for providers and users of AI systems, based on a risk-tiered approach: prohibited AI practices, high-risk AI systems, limited-risk obligations, and minimal/no-risk exemptions. It aims to ensure safety, transparency, accountability, and fundamental rights in the development and use of AI within the EU.
Key Takeaways
- Categorizes AI systems into four risk levels: prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, and minimal/no-risk.
- Imposes strict obligations on providers and users of high-risk AI systems, including risk management, data governance, transparency, and human oversight.
- Establishes a conformity assessment process for high-risk AI systems before they can be placed on the market.
- Requires transparency for certain AI systems, such as chatbots and deepfakes, to inform users they are interacting with AI.
- Sets up a European Artificial Intelligence Board to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of the regulation across member states.
- Introduces penalties for non-compliance.
Additional Sources
- Timeline - Key Dates
- European Commission - AI Act Overview
- EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — The full text
Tags
safety, accountability, compliance, governance