AI Governance Check

Does the EU AI Act bind you?

Ten questions tell you what applies now, what is deferred, and what does not apply at all.

Run the checkWhat the Act requires
  • 10 questions
  • about 10 minutes
  • free, no signup

What the check gives you

  • A verdictArticle 2

    Whether the Act binds you today, and why.

  • An obligations timelineArticles 4, 5, 50

    What applies now, and what is deferred to 2027 and 2028.

  • A prioritised action listfrom your answers

    What to deal with first, based on your answers.

The dates changed on 27 July 2026

Much of the guidance a search returns still shows the old timeline. Four obligation sets are already in force and the two heaviest have moved, so the question is no longer whether the Act has arrived but which parts of it have.

  • 2 February 2025Prohibited practicesArticle 5in force
  • 2 February 2025AI literacy dutyArticle 4in force
  • 2 August 2025General-purpose AI modelsChapter Vin force
  • 2 August 2026Transparency obligationsArticle 50in force
  • 2 December 2027Annex III high-risk obligationsdeferred
  • 2 August 2028Annex I product-embedded obligationsdeferred

Deferred, not cancelled.

Four guides, kept current

Checked against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744
Does the EU AI Act apply to the UK?The EU AI Act timeline after the omnibusTransparency requirements in force nowThe AI literacy requirement

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