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The EU's AI Act, which came into force on August 1st, 2024, represents the world's first comprehensive AI law with significant global implications. This briefing examines ten key questions about the Act's requirements...
The EU’s AI Act came into force on 1st August 2024. Cited by the Commission as the ‘world’s first comprehensive AI law’, the Act has caught the attention of organisations across the globe with its focus on responsible innovation, wide extra-territorial reach, high fines and prohibition on certain types of AI which pose an unacceptable risk.
In this briefing we highlight some of the key aspects of the EU AI Act (“the Act”), focussing on ten key questions. We also look at what practical steps organisations can take to comply with the Act.
Update: This briefing was updated in August 2026. Download the PDF to read the latest version.
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