EU AI ACT READINESS

The Final Countdown

The EU AI Act enforcement deadline is fast approaching. High-risk and transparency obligations take effect on 2 August 2026. Is your organisation ready?

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Enforcement Timeline

April 2021

AI Act Proposed

The European Commission published its proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence.

August 2024

Act Entered into Force

Following adoption by the European Parliament and Council, the AI Act was published in the Official Journal and entered into force.

February 2025

Prohibited Practices Banned

AI systems deemed to pose unacceptable risk — social scoring, manipulative techniques, and real-time biometric surveillance — are banned.

August 2026

Enforcement Launch

High-risk AI obligations and transparency requirements become enforceable. Fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover apply.

Get Ahead of the AI Act

Three steps to move from uncertainty to a clear, auditable compliance posture.

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Know Your Classification

Understand whether your AI systems fall under high-risk, limited-risk, or minimal-risk categories — and what obligations each classification triggers.

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Find Shadow AI

Discover unauthorised or undocumented AI usage across your organisation before regulators do. Map every model, API, and integration.

Get Compliant

Build a step-by-step EU AI Act compliance roadmap tailored to your systems, timelines, and risk exposure.

Why FireTail?

Purpose-built AI governance that moves at the speed of your engineering team.

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Discovery — answer a short questionnaire and get your AI risk classification instantly.

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Coverage — every AI model, API call, and integration is catalogued and monitored.

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Detection — continuous monitoring flags non-compliant behaviour before enforcement does.

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Compliance — audit-ready evidence and reporting aligned to EU AI Act annexes.

Don't Wait for the Deadline

Start your free AI Act readiness assessment today and know exactly where you stand.

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