European UnionEuropean UnionLawRegulation (EU) 2024/1689

AI Act

Sets EU-wide risk-based rules for AI systems, banning certain practices, imposing requirements on high-risk systems, transparency duties for some AI, and obligations for general-purpose AI model providers.

Body

European Parliament and Council

Session

9th parliamentary term

Introduced

Apr 21, 2021

In effect since

Aug 1, 20242y2 years ago

Votes

Parliament 523-46-49 (final, 2024-03-13); Parliament 499-28-93 (negotiating position, 2023-06-14)

Topics

AIGov AIBiometricsDeepfakesCopyrightADMT

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