Compliance Guide
EU AI Act Compliance
Preparing for Europe's comprehensive AI regulation.
The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive AI regulation. It applies to any AI system used in the EU, regardless of where the provider is based.
Risk Categories
- Unacceptable: Banned (social scoring, manipulation)
- High-risk: Strict requirements (healthcare, finance, HR)
- Limited: Transparency obligations (chatbots)
- Minimal: No specific requirements
High-Risk Requirements
- Risk management: Ongoing risk assessment
- Data governance: Quality and bias controls
- Documentation: Technical documentation
- Logging: Automatic recording of events
- Transparency: Clear information to users
- Human oversight: Ability to intervene
Monitoring Requirements
The Act requires "automatic recording of events" for high-risk systems:
- Log all AI decisions and outputs
- Track performance over time
- Detect and report incidents
- Enable post-market monitoring
What is the EU AI Act?
The EU AI Act is comprehensive AI regulation that categorizes AI systems by risk level and imposes requirements accordingly. High-risk systems face strict requirements including risk management, data governance, transparency, and human oversight.
How do I prepare?
Start with: 1) Inventory your AI systems, 2) Classify by risk tier, 3) Implement monitoring and logging, 4) Document risk assessments, 5) Ensure human oversight mechanisms. Observability is foundational for demonstrating compliance.
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