Prohibited Practices
In force since February 2, 2025
AI uses the EU has banned outright, like social scoring or real-time public face recognition. Already enforceable, with the largest penalty in the Act.
Up to 35M euros or 7% of global turnover.
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EU AI Act Risk Check
Ten questions, five minutes, no signup to see your result. Find which EU AI Act risk tier your systems fall into and what the deadlines actually are.
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Check where your business falls under the EU AI Act.
Ten plain-language questions about what your business does. No regulatory vocabulary, no technical detail needed. About five minutes. You see which of the four risk levels you hit for free, and you can trade an email for the full tailored report.
This tool is informational only and is not legal advice. It gives a directional read, not a compliance determination.
High-Risk
December 2, 2027
AI that helps make consequential decisions about people: hiring, credit, essential services, education. Carries the heaviest ongoing obligations: risk management, documentation, human oversight, and a conformity assessment before go-live.
Up to 15M euros or 3% of global turnover.
Transparency
August 2, 2026
If AI talks to your customers or generates content you publish, people must be told. Near-term: this deadline did not move when high-risk did. Content watermarking for systems already on the market gets until December 2, 2026.
Up to 15M euros or 3% of global turnover.
Limited / General Use
Baseline expectations, ongoing
Using AI at all carries baseline transparency and good-governance expectations, and the rest of the Act reaches further into your operations than most teams assume.
Governance expectations rather than a dedicated fine tier.