Compliance Briefing — December 9, 2023

Executive briefing: On December 9, 2023, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The deal confirms prohibited AI uses, obligations for high-risk systems, and tailored rules for general-purpose AI, including transparency and model documentation duties.

Immediate compliance priorities

Use-case mapping. Inventory AI applications to classify them across prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, and minimal-risk categories.
General-purpose AI diligence. For foundation model developers and deployers, prepare technical documentation, risk management, and cybersecurity measures aligned to the negotiated rules.
Governance and oversight. Stand up AI compliance committees responsible for conformity assessments, human oversight controls, and post-market monitoring.

Control alignment

Risk management. Implement lifecycle risk management, data governance, and logging to satisfy Annex IV documentation requirements for high-risk systems.
Transparency. Develop user disclosures and watermarking for AI-generated content where required under the compromise text.
Incident response. Establish channels for reporting serious incidents and corrective actions to national supervisory authorities within mandated timelines.

Enablement moves

Engage notified bodies early to understand conformity assessment expectations for high-risk AI deployments.
Update vendor due diligence to assess AI Act compliance posture of third-party AI providers.
Track delegated acts and standards development for technical specifications supporting implementation.

Sources

Zeph Tech equips AI builders and deployers with risk classification, governance frameworks, and technical documentation to meet the EU AI Act.