EU AI Act
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 · 6 min
Fines and penalties (plain-English)
A non-alarmist view of enforcement signals and how to reduce exposure with evidence and controls.
Orientation only. Not legal advice.
Who this matters for
Executives and risk owners budgeting compliance work.
What you’ll leave with
A practical way to prioritize work that reduces enforcement risk.
How to think about penalties (operationally)
- The biggest risk is shipping prohibited patterns or being unable to prove controls exist.
- Evidence reduces ambiguity: show what you did, when you did it, and what ran in production.
- Treat transparency and oversight as product features, not docs.
Risk-reduction priorities
- Remove prohibited patterns first and retain remediation evidence.
- If high-risk is likely: start Annex IV documentation + monitoring early.
- Build an evidence export package so audits are a repeatable workflow.
- Set a cadence for risk review, incident handling, and corrective actions.
Evidence you keep
- Classification rationale + approvals
- Risk register change history and mitigation verification
- Monitoring outcomes and incident response records
- Exportable evidence bundle (templates + logs)
Next step: artifacts
Compliance work gets funded when the output is forwardable. Use the starter templates to convert obligations into controls and evidence.
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