EU AI Act guides & checklists
Working guides with article references and primary-source citations, kept current as the law moves. Search or filter by topic. Informational content, not legal advice.
39 guides
Building an EU AI Act Risk Management System
EU AI Act risk management system requirements
Annex IV Technical Documentation: a Practical Checklist
EU AI Act Annex IV technical documentation
Conformity Assessment For High-Risk AI Systems
EU AI Act conformity assessment requirements
GPAI Provider Duties Under The EU AI Act
EU AI Act general-purpose AI provider obligations
Article 50 Transparency Duties For AI In Practice
EU AI Act Article 50 transparency obligations
How To Classify a High-Risk AI System Under The EU AI Act
EU AI Act high-risk AI system classification
EU AI Act Deployer Obligations: What Changed and What To Do
EU AI Act deployer obligations
Post-Market Monitoring Obligations For AI Providers
EU AI Act post-market monitoring requirements
EU AI Act Penalties and Enforcement: What Is At Stake
EU AI Act penalties and fines
Data and Data Governance Duties For High-Risk AI
EU AI Act data governance requirements
Human Oversight Requirements Under The EU AI Act
EU AI Act human oversight requirements
Do You Have to Register Your AI System in the EU Database?
Most AI systems never touch the EU database. High-risk ones generally do, and the provider usually has to register before the system goes live. Here is who registers, what gets logged, and when. Start with the free 90-second risk check to find out if you are even in scope.
GPAI Provider Obligations (Article 53) - What Model Providers Owe Now
General-purpose AI model providers owe documentation, a copyright policy, and a training-data summary under Article 53 - in force since August 2025. The checklist.
Does Using ChatGPT at Work Make You Liable Under the EU AI Act?
Using ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini or Claude at work usually makes you a deployer under the EU AI Act, not a provider. That carries real but mostly light duties, and they get heavier fast for certain uses like screening job applicants. Our free 90-second risk check tells you which side you land on.
EU AI Act Article 4: The AI Literacy Rule Is Already Live
Most companies think the EU AI Act has not started yet. They are wrong. Article 4's AI literacy duty has applied since 2 February 2025, and it survived the proposed deadline delays. Here is what it means and how to find out where you stand with a free 90-second risk check.
Do I Need EU AI Act Compliance for My AI Chatbot?
Almost every AI chatbot owes EU AI Act transparency duties, and some quietly count as high-risk. Here is what your chatbot triggers under Article 50 and Annex III, who carries the disclosure when you build on GPT or Claude, and how to find out in 90 seconds.
Deployer Obligations Checklist (Article 26, EU AI Act)
The 8 things a company that USES high-risk AI must do under Article 26 - oversight, input data, monitoring, log retention - as a working checklist.
Does the EU AI Act Apply to Companies Outside the EU?
If your AI reaches people in the EU, the EU AI Act reaches you, wherever you are based. Here is how the extraterritorial scope works, the 'output used in the EU' test that catches non-EU teams, and the EU representative some providers must appoint.
Fine-Tuning GPT or Claude: Your EU AI Act Obligations
Fine-tuning a frontier model does not hand your EU AI Act obligations to OpenAI or Anthropic. It can add them. Here is when fine-tuning makes you a provider, and what you owe once it does.
EU AI Act Fines and Penalties - The Three Tiers
What the EU AI Act can fine you - 35M/7% for prohibited practices, 15M/3% for most violations, 7.5M/1% for misleading information - and what triggers each tier.
Article 50 Transparency Requirements (Chatbots, Synthetic Media, Deepfakes)
Who must disclose what under Article 50 of the EU AI Act - chatbot disclosure, synthetic-content marking, deepfake labels - with example wording you can adapt.
Is Your AI System High-Risk Under the EU AI Act?
The high-risk tier is where the EU AI Act's heavy obligations live. Here is how to tell if your AI lands there: the Annex III list, the Article 6(3) exemption almost nobody mentions, and the profiling rule that overrides it.
Provider vs Deployer Under the EU AI Act: Which Are You?
Your EU AI Act obligations hinge on one word: are you a provider or a deployer? Here is how to tell them apart, why many small companies are both, and the quiet modification that turns a deployer into a provider overnight.
Do Small Companies Have to Comply With the EU AI Act?
The EU AI Act is risk-based, not size-based, so 'we are too small' exempts no one. Here is what actually applies to small companies and start-ups, the relief the Act grants SMEs, and how to find your obligations in 90 seconds.
Annex IV Technical Documentation, Explained Section By Section
The nine sections of EU AI Act Annex IV technical documentation in plain English, what evidence each one needs, and how to produce the file fast.
Free EU AI Act Risk Assessment Tool
Classify any AI system into its EU AI Act risk tier in about 3 minutes, free, with the reasoning and the obligation list for that tier.
EU AI Act Compliance - Software, Consultants, Or DIY?
An honest cost and speed comparison of the three ways to reach EU AI Act compliance - consultants, doing it yourself, and dedicated software.
EU AI Act Compliance Checklist For Every Risk Tier
A triage-first EU AI Act compliance checklist - classify your role and risk tier in minutes, then work the short list that actually applies to you.
High-Risk AI System Checklist (EU AI Act)
The 12 obligations every provider of a high-risk AI system must meet under the EU AI Act, as a working checklist with article references.
EU AI Act Compliance Software
What EU AI Act compliance software should actually do, what it replaces, and how to pick a platform before the August 2026 high-risk deadline.
EU AI Act vs GDPR: Key Differences and Overlaps
A side-by-side comparison of the EU AI Act and GDPR, covering scope, obligations, enforcement, penalties, and how to build a unified compliance framework.
How to Conduct an EU AI Act Risk Assessment (Step-by-Step)
A practical, step-by-step guide to conducting an EU AI Act risk assessment for your AI systems. Learn how to classify risk tiers, document your analysis, and meet regulatory requirements before the August 2026 deadline.
EU AI Act Prohibited AI Practices: Is Your System at Risk?
A detailed analysis of the eight categories of prohibited AI practices under Article 5 of the EU AI Act. Learn what's banned, why, and how to audit your AI systems to ensure they don't cross the line.
EU AI Act for HR Tech Companies: What You Need to Know
A complete guide to EU AI Act compliance for HR technology companies, covering high-risk AI obligations for recruitment, CV screening, employee monitoring, and workforce analytics.
EU AI Act Compliance for Healthcare AI: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to EU AI Act compliance for healthcare AI, covering medical device AI classification, clinical decision support, conformity assessment, and the overlap with the Medical Devices Regulation.
EU AI Act for Financial Services AI: Compliance Requirements
A complete guide to EU AI Act compliance obligations for financial institutions using AI in credit scoring, insurance, fraud detection, and algorithmic trading.
EU AI Act: Frequently Asked Questions Answered
Answers to the most common questions about the EU AI Act, from who it applies to and how risk levels work, to fines, GPAI obligations, and what documentation you actually need.
EU AI Act Enforcement Dates and Deadlines: Complete Timeline
The complete timeline of EU AI Act enforcement dates, from entry into force through all major compliance deadlines, with practical preparation advice for each milestone.
Best EU AI Act Compliance Tools Compared (2026)
An independent comparison of the best EU AI Act compliance tools and platforms in 2026. Evaluate features, pricing, and capabilities to choose the right solution for your compliance programme.