EU AI Act knowledge hub

EU AI Act resources for U.S. and cross-border organisations

A structured library of practical guides, regulatory analysis and tools. Start with the compliance question you need to answer, then move into implementation.

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Each card links directly to a substantive guide. Descriptions explain what the resource is for before you open it.

Official EU sources

Primary law and institutional implementation material from EUR-Lex, the European Commission, the European AI Office, the AI Act Service Desk and European Parliament.

Official EU AI Act source libraryStart with primary EU law and official implementation guidance before secondary commentary.

Core EU AI Act

Framework, dates, penalties and the main obligations shaping 2026–2028 implementation.

EU AI Act overviewRoles, risk tiers, obligations and implementation structure. Compliance timelineKey application dates after the 2026 amendment. Article 99 finesPenalty ceilings, undertaking calculations and enforcement context.

Scope & roles

Determine whether the Act reaches a non-EU organisation and what actor role applies.

Article 2: U.S. company scopeExtraterritorial reach, EU market placement and output-use nexus.EU representative for U.S. providersArticles 22 and 54, high-risk and GPAI representative routes. EU AI Act for New York companiesNYC-specific scope, 2026 obligations, HR-tech overlap and practical compliance roadmap. Cross-border AI complianceOperating-model questions where U.S. and EU activities intersect.

Transparency

Interactive AI, generated content, deepfakes and disclosure obligations.

Article 50 transparencyCurrent transparency duties and implementation evidence.

High-risk AI

Classification, Annex III use cases and sector-specific screening.

High-risk AI guideArticle 6, Annex I/III and amended application dates.Is my AI system high-risk?Answer-first Annex III classification guide with free checker. HR & employment AIHiring, workforce and employment-related AI governance. Credit scoring & financial servicesAnnex III screening for creditworthiness systems.

U.S. industry guides

Sector entry points that separate industry context from the actual AI Act classification test.

HR & employment AIRecruitment, workforce management and Annex III.Credit & financial servicesCreditworthiness, credit scoring and financial-services boundaries.Insurance AILife/health pricing and other insurance workflows.Healthcare & medical AIProduct-linked and specific Annex III classification routes.SaaS & GenAIApplication provider, GPAI, Article 50 and downstream use cases.

GPAI

General-purpose AI model-provider obligations and downstream interfaces.

GPAI compliance guideProvider duties, documentation and Code of Practice context.

Governance

Ownership, controls, literacy, audit readiness and accountability evidence.

AI governancePolicies, ownership, controls and evidence architecture. Article 4 AI literacyProportionate literacy measures and implementation evidence. EU AI Act audit readinessEvidence review and implementation assurance.

Risk

Risk assessment, vendor exposure and framework crosswalks.

AI risk assessmentStructured governance review and Article 9 distinction. Vendor AI due diligenceSupplier, model and value-chain governance. NIST AI RMF vs EU AI ActCrosswalk for U.S. organisations using NIST governance.

Coordinate data-protection duties with AI Act classification and governance.

EU AI Act + GDPR for U.S. companiesTerritorial scope and coordinated compliance architecture. GDPR and AIData-protection issues inside AI governance programs. GDPR Article 22 + AI ActAutomated decisions, DPIAs and separate legal tests.

EU representation

Authorised-representative and registration questions for non-EU providers.

EU authorised representationArticles 22 and 54 representation requirements. Article 49 registrationEU database registration questions for U.S. companies.

Regulatory intelligence

Current implementation and enforcement developments, separated from evergreen guidance.

Regulatory Intelligence hubAll current updates and analysis. AI Board enforcement prioritiesSeptember 2026 implementation agenda. Market-surveillance authoritiesNational enforcement structure update. GPAI model evaluationsRegulation 2026/1755 and Article 101 procedures.

Tools

Interactive scoping and supporting site resources.

EU AI Act self-assessmentEight-question scoping quiz with no account or network submission. Provider vs Deployer CheckerFocused actor-role screening for U.S. companies. Annex III High-Risk CheckerFocused intended-purpose screen for listed high-risk use cases. EU Representative CheckerFocused Articles 22 and 54 representative screening. Frequently asked questionsScope, timing and implementation questions. Advisory servicesScoping, governance and implementation support.

New compliance tools

Article 50 Transparency CheckerScreen transparency duties.GPAI Provider CheckerScreen GPAI provider exposure.

Decision tools

Additional 2026 compliance screeners

Article 5 Prohibited Practices CheckerIdentify red flags requiring immediate legal review.EU AI Act Deadline CheckerMap GPAI, Article 50 and high-risk implementation dates.