AI Regulatory Changes

5 changes tracked for EU AI Act

The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging faster adoption of the AI Liability Directive, emphasizing alignment with the AI Act risk categories. Includes recommendations for strict liability for high-risk AI system failures.

highEU AI ActamendmentMar 19, 2026

EU AI Act: Implementing Rules on High-Risk AI System Classification

The European Commission published detailed implementing rules clarifying the classification criteria for high-risk AI systems under Annex III. Key updates include expanded definitions for creditworthiness assessment and employment-related AI, with new thresholds for determining when systems fall under high-risk category.

highEU AI ActguidanceMar 18, 2026

EU AI Act — GPAI Code of Practice (Draft 3)

The EU AI Office's third and near-final draft of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice, released in February 2025. This code operationalizes Article 53-55 of the EU AI Act for GPAI model providers. It defines transparency obligations including technical documentation, training data summaries, copyright compliance processes, and downstream deployer communication requirements. For GPAI models with systemic risk (>10^25 FLOPs), it adds mandatory adversarial testing, red-teaming protocols, incident reporting within 24 hours, and cybersecurity measures. The code establishes a tiered compliance structure allowing SMEs simplified obligations. Adherence creates a presumption of conformity with the EU AI Act.

criticalEU AI ActamendmentMar 18, 2026

EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689)

The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) is the world's first comprehensive horizontal AI regulation. It establishes a risk-based classification system with four tiers: unacceptable (banned), high-risk (strict obligations), limited-risk (transparency), and minimal-risk. High-risk AI systems in areas like employment, credit, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure must undergo conformity assessments, maintain technical documentation, implement risk management systems, and ensure human oversight. General-purpose AI models face transparency and systemic risk obligations. Penalties reach up to 35 million EUR or 7% of global turnover. Prohibitions applied from February 2025; high-risk and GPAI rules apply from August 2025-2026.

mediumEU AI ActguidanceMar 7, 2026

EU AI Office: Codes of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models

The EU AI Office finalized the first codes of practice for providers of general-purpose AI models under Article 56. Includes requirements for technical documentation, copyright compliance, transparency reporting, and safety evaluations for systemic risk models.

AI Regulatory Changes

European Parliament: Resolution on AI Liability Directive Alignment

EU AI Act: Implementing Rules on High-Risk AI System Classification

EU AI Act — GPAI Code of Practice (Draft 3)

EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689)

EU AI Office: Codes of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models