EU AI Act deadline
High-risk AI in Annex III areas
What changes
Hiring, education, credit and the other Annex III uses must meet the high-risk requirements. Originally August 2026.
Who it touches
Providers and deployers of AI used in hiring and managing staff, education, credit scoring and the other Annex III areas.
What to do this week
Find out whether the date touches you at all. AI Compliance Radar takes your product's web address and shows which AI rules you are likely to trigger, with a Gap Register you can work down. Then read the primary text for the duties it flags.
Every AI rule deadline coming up, coloured by how close it is, plus the one risk I would fix first.
The other dates
- 2 August 2026: Most of the EU AI Act applies
- 2 December 2026: New ban and AI content marking
- 2 August 2027: Older general-purpose AI models
- 2 August 2028: High-risk AI inside regulated products
Source: the AI Omnibus, published in the EU Official Journal on 24 July 2026, as summarised by the Future of Privacy Forum. Last checked 9 November 2026. Put the next deadline on your site.