AI AgentOps / EU AI Act
EU AI Act readiness
The AI Act turns good AI practice into legal duties. Most of the work is practical: knowing which systems you run, testing them, logging, human oversight and documentation. That needs skilled people.
Key dates
- 2 Feb 2025AI literacy (Art. 4) and prohibited practices apply
- 2 Aug 2026Most rules apply: transparency (Art. 50) and enforcement start
- 2 Dec 2027High-risk rules for Annex III systems
- 2 Aug 2028High-risk AI in regulated products (Annex I)
Source: European Commission, AI Act Service Desk (timeline as amended by the Digital Omnibus on AI).
Who needs to act
Every organisation using AI
AI literacy for staff (Art. 4) has applied since 2 February 2025.
Chatbots and generative AI
Transparency duties (Art. 50) apply from 2 August 2026: people must know they are dealing with AI, and synthetic content must be marked.
High-risk use cases
Annex III areas such as credit scoring, insurance pricing, recruitment and access to essential services face the high-risk rules from 2 December 2027.
How we help
AI system inventory and risk classification
Map where AI is used and which category each system falls in.
Evaluation and testing evidence
Scenario suites, accuracy and robustness checks, red-teaming and regression runs on every release.
Logging and human oversight
Traces, monitoring and review steps that a supervisor or auditor can follow.
Documentation and literacy
Technical documentation, usage instructions and practical AI literacy for teams.
This page is general information, not legal advice. We work alongside your legal and compliance advisers.
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