2 August 2025 was an important deadline under the EU AI Act: obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models entered into force, provided the model is placed on the market on or after this date. The European Commission and EU AI Office have been gearing up for this deadline with recently released Guidelines for providers of general-purpose AI models (the Guidelines) and a final General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (the Code). The Code was subject to the Commission and the AI Board assessing its adequacy. The Commission confirmed the Code’s formal approval on 1 August. The Guidelines provide an interpretative framework for understanding the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models, and the Code offers specific measures suggested by the Commission that providers can implement to demonstrate that they meet these obligations.

A key step towards the adoption of the EU AI Act was reached on 2 February 2024 as the draft text received unanimous approval from the European Council’s main preparatory body. There are further votes to follow before the Act is adopted, but it’s looking likely that the final vote will take place in April and some substantive provisions of the Act could be in force soon after that, possibly by the end of the year.

8 December 2023 was a historic moment for AI regulation in Europe. Following three days of extensive debates, the EU Parliament, Council and Commission finally announced a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, the bloc’s landmark legislation regulating the development and use of AI in Europe. It is one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to regulate the use of AI.

After three days of extensive final debate the EU Parliament, Council and Commission finally announced provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, the bloc’s landmark legislation regulating development and use of AI in the European Union. It is one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to regulate the use of AI.
The EU AI Act awaits formal adoption by both Parliament and Council before it will become EU law.