# ActAI Compliance

> Plain-English guides to AI regulation around the world: the EU AI Act, the UK, the US, Canada and more. Every guide shows a last-reviewed date and points to official sources. Free to read, cite and reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). General information, not legal advice.

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## Key facts (verified 2026-10-11)

- The EU AI Act is Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and entered into force on 1 August 2024.
- Prohibited AI practices (Article 5) have applied since 2 February 2025.
- Obligations for general-purpose AI models have applied since 2 August 2025.
- The Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, entered into force on 27 July 2026.
- After the Omnibus, high-risk obligations for stand-alone Annex III systems apply from 2 December 2027 (previously 2 August 2026).
- High-risk obligations for AI built into regulated products (Annex I) apply from 2 August 2028.
- Article 50 transparency duties applied from 2 August 2026; systems already on the market had until 2 December 2026 to add machine-readable marking to AI-generated content.
- Annex III systems judged not high-risk under Article 6(3) must still be registered, with simplified information; systems that profile people are always high-risk.
- The United States has no comprehensive federal AI law; state and local laws such as Texas TRAIGA (effective 1 January 2026) and New York City Local Law 144 apply.
- Canada has no federal AI statute in force: the proposed AIDA lapsed in January 2025, and privacy laws (PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25) apply to AI that uses personal data.
- The United Kingdom has no single AI law and relies on existing regulators and laws such as UK GDPR.

## Guides

- [The EU AI Act explained in plain English](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/eu-ai-act-explained.md): What the EU AI Act is, who it applies to, how the risk tiers work, and which deadlines changed after the 2026 AI Omnibus.
- [US AI regulation: federal rules, state laws and what to watch](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/us-ai-regulation.md): The US has no single federal AI law. This guide covers the federal picture, the state patchwork, and practical steps for companies operating across states.
- [UK AI regulation: how it works without an AI Act](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/uk-ai-regulation.md): The UK has no single AI law. Here is how existing regulators and laws apply to AI, and what UK companies selling into the EU still need to watch.
- [Canada AI regulation: what applies now](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/canada-ai-regulation.md): Canada has no federal AI statute in force. Here are the privacy, provincial and public-sector rules that already apply to AI.
- [Which AI laws apply to my business?](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/which-ai-laws-apply-to-you.md): A simple way to work out which countries' AI rules apply to you, based on where you sell, what your AI does, and your role.
- [EU AI Act Annex III: the high-risk AI use cases](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/eu-ai-act-annex-iii-high-risk-ai.md): The eight areas listed in Annex III of the EU AI Act, with examples, the exceptions in Article 6(3), and when the rules apply.
- [EU AI Act Annex IV technical documentation: what to include](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/eu-ai-act-annex-iv-technical-documentation.md): A plain-English checklist of what Annex IV technical documentation must contain for high-risk AI systems, who needs it, and when it applies.
- [EU AI Act conformity assessment: how it works](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/eu-ai-act-conformity-assessment.md): What a conformity assessment is under the EU AI Act, the two routes (self-assessment or notified body), and the steps after it.
- [Is my AI system high-risk under the EU AI Act?](https://actaicompliance.com/guides/is-my-ai-system-high-risk.md): A step-by-step EU AI Act risk check: work out whether your AI system is prohibited, high-risk, subject to transparency rules, or minimal risk.

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- [EU AI Act timeline (JSON)](https://actaicompliance.com/data/eu-ai-act-timeline.json): key dates with notes
- [EU AI Act timeline (CSV)](https://actaicompliance.com/data/eu-ai-act-timeline.csv): the same dates as a spreadsheet

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