Question 1

What happens on 12 July 2024 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Published in the Official Journal. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 was published, beginning the countdown to entry into force. Applies to: All AI value-chain participants. Governing provisions: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.

Question 2

What happens on 1 August 2024 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

The AI Act entered into force. The regulation became EU law, with its obligations scheduled to apply in phases. Applies to: Providers, deployers, importers and distributors. Governing provisions: Article 113.

Question 3

What happens on 2 February 2025 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

First rules began to apply. The AI-system definition and prohibited-practice framework entered into application. Applies to: Providers and deployers of AI systems. Governing provisions: Articles 4 and 5.

Question 4

What happens on 2 August 2025 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Governance and GPAI obligations. EU and national governance provisions and obligations for general-purpose AI models began to apply. Applies to: GPAI providers, the AI Office and Member States. Governing provisions: Articles 53–55 and governance rules.

Question 5

What happens on 27 July 2026 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

AI Omnibus entered into force. The amending regulation extended the high-risk implementation schedule and introduced targeted simplifications. Applies to: High-risk AI providers and deployers. Governing provisions: Amended high-risk transition framework.

Question 6

What happens on 2 August 2026 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

General application. Most remaining provisions, including the Article 50 transparency framework, apply from this date. Applies to: Providers, deployers and other operators. Governing provisions: Article 50 and most remaining provisions.

Question 7

What happens on 2 December 2026 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Two new prohibitions and the legacy marking deadline. Article 5(1)(ba) and (bb), inserted by the AI Omnibus, prohibit specified non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material: taking the Article 5 list to ten. Generative systems already on the market must also carry machine-readable marking of synthetic output by this date. Applies to: All providers and deployers, and providers of existing generative systems. Governing provisions: Article 5(1)(ba)-(bb) and Article 50(2).

Question 8

What happens on 2 August 2027 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Existing GPAI model transition ends. Providers of GPAI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must meet the applicable obligations. Applies to: Providers of pre-August 2025 GPAI models. Governing provisions: GPAI transitional arrangements.

Question 9

What happens on 2 December 2027 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Annex III high-risk systems. High-risk requirements begin applying to listed sensitive uses such as employment, education, essential services and biometrics. Applies to: Providers and deployers of Annex III systems. Governing provisions: Article 6(2), Annex III and Title III.

Question 10

What happens on 2 August 2028 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

AI embedded in regulated products. High-risk requirements apply to AI systems integrated into products such as machinery, toys and lifts. Applies to: Product manufacturers and embedded-AI providers. Governing provisions: Article 6(1), Annex I and Chapter III.

Question 11

What happens on 2 August 2030 under the EU AI Act?

Accepted Answer

Legacy large-scale IT systems must comply. AI components of Union large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, placed on the market before 2 August 2027, must be brought into compliance. Applies to: Union bodies operating large-scale IT systems. Governing provisions: Article 111(1) and Annex X.