The EU AI Act is now in force, and the ripple effects are reaching every organisation that deploys AI in production. If you’re an IT leader, the question isn’t whether regulation will affect you — it’s how quickly you can get your governance framework in place.

What’s changed

The classification system is now the law. High-risk AI systems — anything touching hiring, credit decisions, or critical infrastructure — need conformity assessments, ongoing monitoring, and clear documentation of training data provenance.

Practical steps

Start by auditing your AI inventory. Most organisations have more AI in production than they realise — Copilot integrations, automated ticket routing, predictive analytics dashboards. Map each one to a risk tier, and you’ll know where to focus your compliance effort.

The UK angle

The UK’s approach remains sector-specific rather than horizontal. For organisations operating across jurisdictions, this means maintaining parallel compliance frameworks — which is exactly why governance needs to be centralised, not siloed.

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