EU AI Act Guide
Free, plain-language explanations of every key article in the EU AI Act. Who it applies to, what you need to do, and when enforcement begins.
Start with these core articles
A quick path through the most important AI Act building blocks for operating teams.
Article 5: Prohibited AI Practices
Understanding the 8 prohibited AI practices banned by the EU AI Act, including social scoring, subliminal manipulation, and real-time biometric surveillance.
Open articleArticle 6: Classification Rules for High-Risk Systems
How to determine if your AI system is high-risk under the EU AI Act, including Annex III categories and Article 6(3) exceptions.
Open articleArticle 9: Risk Management System
Requirements for establishing, implementing, and maintaining a risk management system for high-risk AI systems.
Open articleArticle 5: Prohibited AI Practices
Understanding the 8 prohibited AI practices banned by the EU AI Act, including social scoring, subliminal manipulation, and real-time biometric surveillance.
Article 6: Classification Rules for High-Risk Systems
How to determine if your AI system is high-risk under the EU AI Act, including Annex III categories and Article 6(3) exceptions.
Article 9: Risk Management System
Requirements for establishing, implementing, and maintaining a risk management system for high-risk AI systems.
Article 10: Data and Data Governance
Data quality, representativeness, and governance requirements for training, validation, and testing datasets.
Article 11: Technical Documentation
What technical documentation you must prepare before placing a high-risk AI system on the market.
Article 13: Transparency and Provision of Information
Transparency requirements for high-risk AI systems, including instructions for use and capability disclosure.
Article 14: Human Oversight
Requirements for designing AI systems that allow effective human oversight during operation.
Article 26: Obligations of Deployers
What deployers of high-risk AI systems must do to comply with the EU AI Act.
Article 27: Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment
When and how to conduct a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) before deploying high-risk AI systems.
Article 49: EU Database Registration
Registration requirements for high-risk AI systems in the EU public database.
Article 50: Transparency Obligations for Limited-Risk Systems
Transparency requirements for chatbots, deepfakes, emotion recognition, and other limited-risk AI systems.
Articles 51-56: General-Purpose AI Models
Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, including transparency, documentation, and systemic risk requirements.
Article 72: Post-Market Monitoring
Requirements for ongoing monitoring of AI system performance and compliance after market placement.
Article 95: Codes of Conduct
Voluntary codes of conduct for minimal-risk AI systems and non-high-risk systems.
Annex III: High-Risk AI System Areas
Complete guide to the 8 high-risk areas defined in Annex III, from biometrics to democratic processes.