The EU AI Act's primary compliance deadline for high-risk AI systems is August 2, 2026, but the European Parliament has voted to push requirements to December 2027 (and August 2028 for sector-specific obligations), contingent on a Council of the EU political agreement likely needed before June 2026. U.S. companies operating high-risk AI systems, including those used in credit scoring, insurance, employment screening, and critical infrastructure, fall within scope regardless of physical EU presence, following a GDPR-style jurisdictional model. For financial institutions using AI in credit, insurance, or customer-facing EU operations, the compliance uncertainty creates a binary timing risk: premature compliance effort versus potential grandfathering if systems are placed on market before the law takes effect.
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