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EU AI Act

What does the EU AI Act cover, on one page?

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The EU AI Act on one page, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744: what is banned, what is high-risk, what must be disclosed, what general-purpose model providers owe, and what applies to everyone. The mnemonic at the bottom gives you the five parts in order.

What does the EU AI Act cover, on one page?

EU AI Act, as amended 2026

Prohibited (Article 5)

  • Manipulation and exploiting vulnerabilities
  • Social scoring
  • Crime prediction from profiling alone
  • Untargeted facial image scraping
  • Emotion inference at work and in education
  • Since 2 Feb 2025; up to EUR 35m or 7%

High-risk (Article 6, Annexes I and III)

  • Annex III: biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment
  • Annex III: essential services, law enforcement, migration, justice
  • Providers: Article 16; deployers: Article 26
  • Annex III from 2 Dec 2027; Annex I from 2 Aug 2028

Transparency (Article 50)

  • Tell people they are talking to AI
  • Mark synthetic content
  • Disclose deepfakes
  • From 2 Aug 2026

General-purpose AI models (Chapter V)

  • Technical documentation and a copyright policy
  • Summary of training content
  • Extra duties for systemic-risk models
  • Since 2 Aug 2025

Everyone (Articles 4 and 99)

  • AI literacy for staff, since 2 Feb 2025
  • Fines: EUR 35m or 7%, 15m or 3%, 7.5m or 1%
  • Lower caps for SMEs and small mid-caps

Pandas Hate Tiny Green Elephants

  • P Prohibited practices
  • H High-risk systems
  • T Transparency
  • G General-purpose AI models
  • E Everyone: literacy and fines

EU AI Act mind map

EU AI Act mind map: Prohibited (Article 5); High-risk (Article 6, Annexes I and III); Transparency (Article 50); General-purpose AI models (Chapter V); Everyone (Articles 4 and 99), with the mnemonic Pandas Hate Tiny Green Elephants

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How do you use the mind map?

Print the PDF and pin it where you study, or open the Markdown in Obsidian (a mind map plugin draws it from the headings). Say the mnemonic until you can list the domains in order, then add one item from memory under each branch. The quiz tells you which branch to revisit.

Where next?

Also free: the EU AI Act interview questions and the EU AI Act 10-question quiz, plus every other credential on our study tools page. For depth, the AI Governance Framework and the AI Governance Worked Scenarios trace each duty to its Article, written to the 2024 text.

Frequently asked questions

What are the main parts of the EU AI Act?

Prohibited (Article 5); High-risk (Article 6, Annexes I and III); Transparency (Article 50); General-purpose AI models (Chapter V); Everyone (Articles 4 and 99).

Is there a mnemonic for the EU AI Act domains?

Pandas Hate Tiny Green Elephants: P for Prohibited practices, H for High-risk systems, T for Transparency, G for General-purpose AI models, E for Everyone: literacy and fines.

Can I use the EU AI Act mind map in Obsidian?

Yes. Download the Markdown file and open it in Obsidian; a mind map plugin draws it from the headings. A printable PDF and a PNG are free too.

Which books go deeper on EU AI Act?

Cover of AI Governance Framework

AI Governance Framework

Building one that survives the EU AI Act. 22 chapters, 384 pages.

What is insideBuy on Amazon

Cover of AI Governance Worked Scenarios

AI Governance Worked Scenarios

24 worked situations under the EU AI Act, decided against the Articles. 81 pages.

What is insideBuy on Amazon

Sources

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