Originally published on AI Tech Connect.
What you need to know 2 August 2026 is the next big milestone. Under Article 113, the remainder of the AI Act becomes applicable on that date, with one carve-out (Article 6(1), which follows on 2 August 2027). It is extraterritorial. Article 2 binds providers and deployers outside the EU whenever a system is placed on the EU market or its output is used in the EU. Indian and UK builders shipping to EU customers are caught. Three things land together: the high-risk obligations for Annex III systems, the transparency rules in Article 50, and the full penalty regime in Article 99. The fines are real. Up to 35 million euros or 7% of worldwide turnover for the worst breaches; up to 15 million euros or 3% for most operator obligations. One live caveat. The Digital Omnibus, provisionally agreed…
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