Free EU AI Act check
Which AI Act duties apply to your company?
Seven questions about common business uses of AI, with dates and article references. It covers selected uses, not a full risk classification. No sign-up.
Legal state:
Question 1/7
Legal state: 25 September 2026. An orientation, not legal advice. For a binding assessment of your case, consult a lawyer.
In short
It covers selected uses, not a full risk classification. Fines for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises, including start-ups) are capped at the lower of the fixed amount and the turnover percentage (Art. 99(6)). An orientation, not legal advice. For a binding assessment of your case, consult a lawyer.
Requirements to check
01 / 07
AI literacy for your staff
Applies since 2 February 2025 · Art. 4
Support the AI literacy of people using AI on your behalf. Tailor training to their experience, the system and the people affected; keep a record of the measures taken.
02 / 07
Tell people they are talking to an AI
Applies since 2 August 2026 · Art. 50(1)
Check that people are informed by the first interaction, unless the AI nature is already obvious in context. This design duty sits with the provider; confirm how your vendor handles disclosure. Building or branding a system yourself may make you its provider.
03 / 07
Label AI-generated content
Applies since 2 August 2026 · Art. 50(4)
Disclose deepfakes and AI-written texts published to inform the public. Texts are exempt only if a person reviews them and someone holds editorial responsibility; routine or automated checks do not count.
04 / 07
Prohibited practice
Prohibited since 2 February 2025 · Art. 5
These uses can fall under Article 5 prohibitions. Exact conditions matter: workplace emotion recognition, for example, has medical and safety exceptions. Pause the flagged use and obtain a legal assessment. The new ban on non-consensual intimate AI content applies from December 2026.
05 / 07
High-risk use: employment
Deployer duties apply from 2 December 2027 · Annex III(4), Art. 26
Use the system as instructed, assign trained people to oversee it, keep logs, and inform employees and their representatives before it goes live. Put a proper assessment on your roadmap now.
06 / 07
High-risk use: credit or insurance
Deployer duties apply from 2 December 2027 · Annex III(5), Art. 26 and 27
Use the system as instructed, assign trained people to oversee it and keep logs. For these two uses, also a fundamental-rights impact assessment before first use.
07 / 07
You may be a provider
Depends on the system · Art. 16 ff.
Provider duties depend on the system: high-risk systems can require technical documentation and conformity assessment; chatbots have disclosure design requirements. That is beyond a seven-question check; talk to us or a lawyer.
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