Regulation (EU) 2024/1689: EU AI Act
enactedInternationalThe EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence. Approved by the European Parliament in March 2024 with a 523-46-49 vote, it establishes a risk-based approach with four tiers: unacceptable (banned), high-risk (strict obligations), limited risk (transparency), and minimal risk (voluntary codes). The Act introduces a two-tier framework for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, with enhanced requirements for models posing systemic risk (trained with >10^25 FLOPs). Implementation is phased: prohibitions took effect February 2025, GPAI rules in August 2025, and high-risk obligations apply from August 2026. Fines up to 7% of global revenue for violations.
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Quick Facts
- Bill Number
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Author / Sponsor
- European Commission
- Introduced
- Apr 2021
- Status
- enacted
- Scope
- International
Position Summary
Sources
- EU AI Act Full Text (Annotated)
- Official Regulation Text (EUR-Lex)
- European Commission AI Regulatory Framework
- European AI Office
- European Parliament - AI Act Press Room
- Brookings: The EU AI Act Will Have Global Impact, but a Limited Brussels EffectBrookings Institution
- Future of Life Institute: EU AI Act Analysis
- Stanford HAI EU AI Act Analysis
- OECD AI Policy Observatory - EU AI Act
- GovAI EU AI Act Research