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EU AI Act Readiness Check

Assess your organisation's readiness for the EU AI Act — the world's first comprehensive AI regulation — covering prohibited practices, high-risk systems, and transparency obligations.

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Did you know? The numbers behind this check.

  • €35m or 7% of global turnoverProhibited practices penalty
  • €15m or 3% of global turnoverHigh-risk AI violations penalty
  • 2 February 2025Prohibited practices ban date
  • 2 August 2026High-risk AI obligations date

Why this matters.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — the EU AI Act — entered into force on 1 August 2024 and applies progressively. Prohibited AI practices were banned from 2 February 2025. Obligations for high-risk AI systems and General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models began applying from August 2025 and August 2026 respectively. The Act applies to providers placing AI systems on the EU market, deployers using AI systems within the EU, and entities whose AI output is used in the EU — regardless of where the provider is based. Penalties for the most serious violations (prohibited practices) reach €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover.

Even organisations that don’t build AI must comply if they deploy AI systems provided by others — for example, using an AI tool for CV screening, credit scoring, medical diagnosis, or biometric identification triggers deployer obligations. The Act’s risk-based framework means most AI tools fall into ‘minimal risk’ with only transparency obligations, but high-risk systems in regulated domains (employment, credit, education, law enforcement, critical infrastructure) face extensive conformity assessment, logging, and human oversight requirements before deployment.

Have these to hand.

  • A list of AI systems your organisation uses or develops
  • Whether you are an AI provider (place systems on the EU market) or deployer (use AI in professional context)
  • The intended purpose and sector for each AI system
  • Whether you use AI for any high-risk use cases listed in Annex III of the AI Act
  • Whether any AI systems you use process biometric data or make automated decisions about individuals

What you’ll get.

  • 1A score out of 100Where you stand today, at a glance.
  • 2Findings ranked by riskWhat could cost you, highest risk first.
  • 3A plan with timeframesWhat to fix first and by when.

Use this free tool to assess your organisation’s readiness for the EU AI Act and get a clear picture of your obligations as a provider, deployer, or user of AI systems in the EU market.

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General guidance only, not legal advice. Consult a qualified solicitor or adviser in your jurisdiction for specific issues.