AI Regulation Timeline: The Essentials at a Glance – AI BY LAW

Below is a summary of the AI Regulation’s implementation timeline:

📅 August 2024: Partial Entry into Force.

📅 February 2, 2025: First Prohibitions.

Prohibited and unacceptable practices posing severe risks to individuals, such as:
• AI systems that subliminally manipulate people into making decisions they would not have otherwise made.
• AI-based social scoring systems, for example, to determine access to social services.
• AI systems for real-time remote biometric identification (except in extreme cases such as searching for crime victims), among others.
• Minority report-style AI systems (risk assessments aimed at predicting the likelihood of an individual committing a crime).

📅 April 2025: First Obligations.

Codes of good practice for general-purpose AI models.

📅 August 2, 2025: First Obligations and First Sanctions.

• Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models and general-purpose AI with systemic risk.
  • Governance: Establishment of the European Artificial Intelligence Board.
  • Confidentiality measures to protect intellectual and industrial property rights and business information.
  • Sanctions: The most serious violations include fines of up to €35 million or up to 7% of the company’s global annual turnover.

📅 2026: Almost Fully Applicable.

24 months after its entry into force, high-risk AI systems must comply with strict requirements, including:
• Comprehensive risk management.
• Advanced data governance.
• Human oversight.
• Cybersecurity measures.

📅 August 2027: Full Implementation.

Three years later, the EU will complete the deployment of the necessary governance structures to effectively oversee compliance with the regulation across all member states. This effort will be closely coordinated with national agencies, such as AESIA in Spain.

💡 What Does This Mean for Businesses?

The enforcement of the AI Regulation presents an opportunity for organizations to review their AI strategies, ensuring their systems are trustworthy, transparent, and ethical. Preparing for these milestones is not just a legal obligation but also a competitive advantage in a market that values responsible technology.

🌍 A Step Towards Ethical and Responsible AI

The European AI Regulation aims to balance innovation with the protection of fundamental rights, positioning Europe as a global leader in trustworthy artificial intelligence development.

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