REGULATION2 October 2026· 16 min
AI Act Compliance: Technical Audit & Implementation Roadmap
With the EU AI Act entering force in August 2024 and high-risk provisions taking effect by August 2026, organizations face fines up to €35M or 7% of global turnover. This premium guide delivers a battle-tested audit methodology, quantified risk matrices, and a phased 18-month roadmap drawn from early-mover case studies.
SOURCES
[1]European Parliament & Council, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act, Official Journal of the EU, 12 August 2024
[2]European Commission, AI Act Impact Assessment (SWD/2021/84) and 2024 revision — digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
[3]Future of Life Institute, 'Enterprise AI Readiness for the EU AI Act: Survey of 312 EU-based Organizations', Q2 2024
[4]PwC / Deloitte, 'EU AI Act Compliance Cost Benchmarking Report', Q3 2024
[5]NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 2023 — nist.gov/artificial-intelligence
[6]ISO/IEC 42001:2023 — Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Management system, International Organization for Standardization
[7]Gartner, 'AI Governance and Risk Survey 2024: Enterprise Readiness for Regulatory Compliance', Gartner Research, October 2024