AI regulation, compliance, and policy across jurisdictions.
EU AI Act compliance is no longer theoretical. With high-risk obligations live August 2, 2026, here is what businesses actually need to do in the next 90 days.
A practical seven-step checklist for EU AI Act compliance by August 2026: AI inventory, Annex III classification, the six required artifacts per high-risk system, vendor re-papering, and post-market monitoring.
The operational comparison between the EU AI Act and GDPR: where they overlap, where the AI Act adds entirely new obligations, and how to run one integrated program instead of two duplicate ones.
The full enforcement timeline of the EU AI Act, from prohibited practices in February 2025 through the August 2026 high-risk deadline to the August 2027 product-embedded AI date — with the practical 2026 working calendar.
What outside help is actually worth buying for EU AI Act compliance in 2026, what should stay in-house, and the engagement shape that produces a defensible program by August 2026 without overspend.