Living definition
What is EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)?
AI Safety, Eval & Alignment Security & Identity
- As of
- 2026-10-01
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
The EU AI Act is the European Union's comprehensive regulation governing artificial intelligence, classifying AI systems into risk tiers (unacceptable, high, limited, and minimal risk) and imposing corresponding obligations on developers and deployers, ranging from outright bans on certain uses to transparency, testing, and documentation requirements for higher-risk systems.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 55, reported 35, gap 30) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Implement applicable obligations now and prepare evidence for regulatory inquiries.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06