ARTICLE · 15 JULY 2024

AI Act Implementation: The Countdown Clock Has Started

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Coming in at a modest 144 pages, Regulation 2024/1689, better known as the AI Act, has just been published in the Official Journal. This immediately starts the countdown to implementation...

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Coming in at a modest 144 pages, Regulation 2024/1689, better known as the AI Act, has just been published in the Official Journal. This immediately starts the countdown to implementation:

The prohibitions on prescribed AI practices take effect from 2 February 2025
The regulations around GPAI models take effect from 2 August 2025
The regulations around Annex III high-risk AI systems take effect from 2 August 2026
The remaining regulations on high-risk AI systems take effect from 2 August 2027

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