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The EU AI Act enters into force
Rules arrive in stages, and the high-risk ones were later pushed back to 2027 and 2028
Key facts
- Date
- 1 Aug 2024
- Era
- The model wars
- Interest
- Laws & rulings
- Threads
- Safety & governance
- Who
- European Union
- In force
- 1 Aug 2024
- Phasing
- Bans Feb 2025; general-purpose AI Aug 2025; most rules Aug 2026; high-risk rules delayed to Dec 2027 and Aug 2028
The EU's AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024, sorting AI uses by risk. Bans on prohibited practices applied from 2 February 2025 and obligations for general-purpose AI models (large models built for many tasks) from 2 August 2025. Most other rules were due from 2 August 2026, but in June 2026 the EU pushed the high-risk rules back to December 2027 and August 2028.
Sources
- European Commission, AI Act enters into force, 2024-08-01
- European Commission, European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force, 2024-08-01
- Council of the European Union, Artificial Intelligence: Council gives final green light to simplify and streamline rules, 2026-06-29