In a landmark move for technology regulation, the European Union has officially published the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) in the Official Journal, as Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. This groundbreaking legislation, which aims to set a global standard for the development and deployment of artificial intelligence, is set to take effect in the coming months.
- August 2024: The AI Act will enter into force;
- February 2025: Chapters I (general provisions) & II (prohibited AI systems) will apply;
- August 2025: Chapter III Section 4 (notifying authorities), Chapter V (general purpose AI models), Chapter VII (governance), Chapter XII (confidentiality and penalties), and Article 78 (confidentiality) will apply, except for Article 101 (fines for General Purpose AI providers);
- August 2026: the whole AI Act applies, except for Article 6(1) & corresponding obligations (one of the categories of high-risk AI systems);
- August 2027 - Article 6(1) & corresponding obligations apply.
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