European Union AI Act
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Sources counted: 2
Newest dated source: 2023-03-22
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
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In plain language
EU rules for AI systems and general-purpose models, with requirements linked to their risks and uses. [1]
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Limits & distinctions
Duties and application dates depend on the system, role and relevant rules. This glossary is an introduction, not a compliance determination. [1]
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A fuller explanation
The Act addresses prohibited practices, high-risk uses, transparency and general-purpose models. The European Commission explains the categories, enforcement and phased application on its official site. [1]
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How it relates to the map
Regulating a use, such as hiring, is different from calling for a general pause in model development. [1] [2]
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Sources and what we read
1. AI Act
Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Publication dates are unavailable.
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Some publication dates are unknown; the newest dated source may not be the newest source overall.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read risk categories, transparency, general-purpose model rules, enforcement and application timeline. Updated date is displayed on the page. This overview does not determine any particular application's legal duties; deadlines are deliberately not generalized here.
2. Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
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Publication dates and source age
Sources counted: 1
Newest dated source: 2023-03-22
Assessed at this edition's evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.
Publication age does not tell us whether a claim is still valid. Reading an old source again does not make its publication date newer. An update date does not establish that the passage we used was updated.
Read the six-month request concerning systems more powerful than GPT-4. A historical advocacy milestone, not evidence of an implemented halt.
Edition and machine-readable evidence
Content version 0.20.0. Evidence cutoff 2026-09-15; this does not mean every source was read on that day.
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