Q&A
Navigating the AI Act (Questions and Answers)
PublishedEuropean Commission, DG CONNECT7 Aug 2026
The broad official Q&A on the AI Act as a whole, structured around scope and objectives, high-risk AI, general-purpose AI models, governance and enforcement, and innovation and sustainability. The page covers, among other things, who the regulation applies to, how high-risk systems are identified, what obligations providers and deployers have, how supervision and the penalty structure work, and what role the AI Pact and the Service Desk play. The date 7 August 2026 is the last updated date on the page itself.
What this means for you
This is the most current official overall guidance from the Commission and thus the reference point from which lawyers' blogs and news sites deviate.