When did the EU AI Act start applying to my business?
Some duties are already in force. AI literacy (Article 4) applied from 2 February 2025. The transparency rules in Article 50 apply from 2 August 2026. Extra high-risk rules were put back to 2027 and 2028.
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Some duties are already in force. AI literacy (Article 4) has applied since 2 February 2025. The transparency rules in Article 50 apply from 2 August 2026.
Extra high-risk rules in Chapter III were put back to 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028 by the Digital Omnibus on AI. Those later dates are extra time for high-risk systems. They do not pause Article 4 or Article 50.
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What the law actually says
"It shall apply from 2 August 2026. However: (a) Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025."— EU AI Act, Article 113 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) · eur-lex.europa.eu
"Chapter III, Sections 1, 2, and 3, with the exception of Article 6(5), shall apply from: (i) 2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III; and (ii) 2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I."— Article 113 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) · eur-lex.europa.eu
In plain words
- Chapter I includes Article 4 (AI literacy). That has applied since 2 February 2025.
- Article 50 transparency — tell people they are talking to AI, and mark AI-made content — applies from 2 August 2026.
- The Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744) changed Article 113 so high-risk duties in Chapter III Sections 1–3 apply from 2 December 2027 for Annex III uses, and from 2 August 2028 for Annex I product-safety systems.
- Those later dates are extra time for high-risk systems. They do not pause Article 4 or Article 50.
- Scans your computer and lists every AI tool your business actually uses.
- Checks your settings files for the transparency basics and produces a plain-language readiness report.
- Runs in your browser, free, nothing uploaded.
- Every month: re-scan, and the report can be updated each month — "what changed since last check" is written for you.
- Your records build into a printable readiness pack: tool inventory, training journal, disclosure checklist.
- Keeps the dated history an inspector would ask to see.
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