AI regulation and standards

The article outlines the key compliance dates for implementing the EU AI Act, based on a timeline it says was correct when written but is now out of date. It also lists secondary legislation the Commission may adopt, such as delegated and implementing acts, and guidelines it may publish to support compliance.

This article gives a high-level summary of the EU AI Act, updated on 30 May in line with the Corrigendum version of the Act. It sorts AI systems into risk tiers: unacceptable risk is prohibited, high-risk systems are the main regulated category, limited-risk systems carry lighter transparency duties, and minimal-risk systems are unregulated.

The EU's AI Act standard-setting process is covered here, specifically the formal effort in the CEN-CENELEC JTC21 standards committee, not ISO/IEC work. The European Commission requested harmonised standards for the AI Act's high-risk provisions in 2021, and CEN and CENELEC are drafting them, a process the source describes as ongoing and behind schedule.