Why it matters

EU AI Act is comprehensive EU-wide AI reg. Understanding shapes global compliance.

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The architecture

Prohibited: social scoring, real-time biometric.

High-risk: employment, education, critical infra.

Limited: chatbots, deepfakes (transparency).

EU AI Act tiersProhibitedbanned usesHigh-riskstrict controlsLimited + minimaltransparency + noneGPAI (general-purpose AI) has separate obligations; frontier models extra rules
EU AI Act.
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How it works end to end

Compliance timeline staggered: prohibited Feb 2025, GPAI Aug 2025, high-risk 2026-27.

Fines: up to 7% global revenue.

Extraterritorial: applies if EU users.