AI Governance Briefing — September 12, 2025
On the EU Data Act application date, Zeph Tech is monitoring switching requests, fee disclosures, and AI workload migrations to evidence real-time compliance.
Executive briefing: As of the EU Data Act is fully applicable, meaning EU customers can invoke Article 23 switching rights today. Zeph Tech’s AI platform control room is tracking export requests, verifying that Article 25 fee schedules are published, and ensuring smart-contract termination safeguards under Article 30 activate correctly when customers shift workloads.
Regulatory checkpoints
- Live switching cases. Document each portability request, the data sets involved, switching duration, and any issues raised during execution.
- Fee transparency. Confirm public pricing pages and customer agreements reflect the mandated fee reductions and path to zero charges.
- Smart-contract logs. Capture evidence that kill switches paused automated data sharing without corrupting AI training pipelines.
Control alignment
- Customer communications. Route switching confirmations through compliance-reviewed templates that reiterate timelines and responsibilities.
- EU AI Act interplay. Ensure Article 53 documentation packages accompany any workload migration so regulators can trace provenance post-switch.
Detection and response priorities
- Set up day-one dashboards highlighting switching SLA breaches, support escalations, and outstanding artefacts.
- Escalate vendors that cannot provide export tooling or data schema documentation required by Articles 25–28.
- Log regulator or customer feedback to refine processes before switching requests scale.
Enablement moves
- Deliver hourly status updates to executive leadership during the first 48 hours of enforcement.
- Publish internal FAQs covering the interplay between Data Act rights and ongoing EU AI Act obligations for deployers.
- Plan post-mortem reviews for each significant switching case to identify tooling or contract improvements.