EU AI Act enters into force
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the world's first comprehensive AI law, entered into force on 1 August 2024 with obligations phased in over 2025–2027 under a risk-based approach.
Key facts
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689; European Parliament approved it on 13 March 2024
- Published in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024; in force 1 August 2024
- Prohibited practices apply from 2 February 2025
- General-purpose AI model obligations apply from 2 August 2025 (GPAI Code of Practice published July 2025)
- Most high-risk obligations scheduled from 2 August 2026
What happened
After three years of negotiation, the EU's AI Act became law, classifying AI systems by risk and imposing duties on providers of general-purpose AI models.
Why it matters
The first binding horizontal AI regulation by a major jurisdiction, with extraterritorial effect on all labs serving the EU market.
Changelog
- 2026-09-29: created
Related events
- Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit and the Bletchley Declaration ★★★★
- California enacts SB 53, the first US frontier AI transparency law ★★★
Sources (3)
- officialRegulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EUR-Lex)
- officialAI Act (European Commission)
- discussionWikipedia: Artificial Intelligence Act
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