EU AI Act August 2026 Checklist

The EU AI Act comes into full force in August 2026. High-risk AI systems — which includes most enterprise AI deployments — face fines of up to 35 million EUR or 7% of global turnover. This checklist covers every requirement.

Risk Management System (Art. 9)

You must have a documented risk management system that identifies, evaluates, and mitigates risks throughout the AI lifecycle. This is not a one-time exercise — it must be continuously updated.

Data Governance (Art. 10)

Training, validation, and testing datasets must be relevant, representative, and free of errors. You must document data collection methodology, quality criteria, and any potential biases.

Technical Documentation (Art. 11)

Complete technical documentation must be drawn up before the system is placed on the market. This includes system architecture, design choices, training procedures, and performance metrics.

Record-Keeping (Art. 12)

Automatic logging of events must be enabled throughout the system's lifetime. Logs must include input data, output decisions, and any human interventions.

Human Oversight (Art. 14)

High-risk systems must be designed to allow effective human oversight. This means: understandable system output, ability to override decisions, and training for human operators.

Accuracy, Robustness, and Cybersecurity (Art. 15)

Systems must achieve appropriate accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity levels. You must document how these levels were determined and tested.

At BetterHumanAI, every deployment ships with a complete EU AI Act compliance package covering all seven articles. If your current provider cannot produce equivalent documentation, you have a problem.