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EU AI Act Q&A

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Overview

EU AI Act for SMEs: every obligation, deadline and exemption — 2026/27

Obligations

Do I need to register my business somewhere for using AI tools? Do I have to tell customers when AI wrote something? What is a "deployer" — is that me? I use my own personal AI account at work — do I have duties, or just my employer? Do I need a lawyer to be compliant-ready? What happens at a border control or audit — what do I show? Can I use AI to write customer emails? Do chatbots on my website need an AI notice? What if I only use AI internally, never for customers? What's the difference between the EU AI Act and GDPR?

Deadlines

When did the EU AI Act start applying to my business?

What counts as AI

What counts as an "AI system" for a small business? Is Excel-with-AI-features an AI system? What AI practices does the EU AI Act ban?

Records & training

Do my staff need AI training, and what counts as enough? What records should I keep, exactly? Do freelancers count as staff for training?

For my industry

What are the fines, realistically, for a small business? Does the EU AI Act apply if I'm outside the EU? Does using free AI tools like ChatGPT create duties? Does the EU AI Act apply to sole traders? Can I use AI for hiring?

Country guides

The EU AI Act in Germany The EU AI Act in France The EU AI Act in the Netherlands The EU AI Act in Spain The EU AI Act in Poland

Newest answers

  1. EU AI Act for SMEs: every obligation, deadline and exemption — 2026/27
  2. Does the EU AI Act apply to sole traders?
  3. Do I need a lawyer to be compliant-ready?
  4. What happens at a border control or audit — what do I show?
  5. Can I use AI for hiring?
  6. Can I use AI to write customer emails?
  7. Do chatbots on my website need an AI notice?
  8. Is Excel-with-AI-features an AI system?
  9. What if I only use AI internally, never for customers?
  10. Do freelancers count as staff for training?
  11. What's the difference between the EU AI Act and GDPR?
  12. What AI practices does the EU AI Act ban?
  13. The EU AI Act in Germany
  14. The EU AI Act in France
  15. The EU AI Act in the Netherlands
  16. The EU AI Act in Spain
  17. The EU AI Act in Poland
  18. Do I need to register my business somewhere for using AI tools?
  19. What are the fines, realistically, for a small business?
  20. When did the EU AI Act start applying to my business?
  21. Do I have to tell customers when AI wrote something?
  22. What counts as an "AI system" for a small business?
  23. Do my staff need AI training, and what counts as enough?
  24. What is a "deployer" — is that me?
  25. Does the EU AI Act apply if I'm outside the EU?
  26. What records should I keep, exactly?
  27. Does using free AI tools like ChatGPT create duties?
  28. I use my own personal AI account at work — do I have duties, or just my employer?

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