Shortly after the publication of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the EU Commission published the AI Pact’s draft commitments with a view of anticipating compliance with high-risk requirements for AI developers and deployers.

Publication and timeline for the AI Act

The EU AI Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 12, 2024, as “Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence.”  We have presented the main provisions and purposes of the AI Act in our publication here.

The EU AI Act will enter into force across all 27 EU Member States on August 1, 2024, but has variable transition periods depending on the relevant parts of the AI Acts; starting with February 2, 2025, at which point, prohibited AI practices must be withdrawn from the market, and with the enforcement of the majority of its provisions commencing on August 2, 2026.

The call for participation on the AI Pact by the EU commission

In this context, the EU Commission issued a press release on July 22, 2024, promoting the “AI Pact”, seeking the industry’s voluntary commitment to anticipate the AI Act and to start implementing its requirements ahead of the legal deadline.  The press release can be found here.

The AI Pact was first launched in November 2023, obtaining responses from over 550 organizations of various sizes, sectors, and countries.

The AI Office has since initiated the development of the AI Pact, which is structured around two pillars:Continue Reading The EU Commission’s Draft AI Pact anticipating compliance with newly published AI Act