The European Union reached final agreement on the AI Act in December 2023, creating the first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI systems globally. The regime establishes risk-based tiers, with high-risk applications (including certain foundation models) subject to transparency, testing, and human-oversight requirements. For financial institutions, this creates a new compliance and vendor-vetting baseline in a major market and raises the cost of market fragmentation across US, EU, and other regulatory regimes.
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