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EU AI Act: Article 15
The central pillar mandating technical robustness and accuracy for high-risk AI systems.
80%
Of AI Failures are Preventable
Studies show the majority of agent failures stem from predictable issues in data, models, or tool use.
2025
The Year of Enforcement
Key provisions of the EU AI Act begin to apply, making compliance a time-sensitive imperative.
The Regulatory Horizon: EU AI Act Implementation
The EU AI Act is not a future problem; it's a present reality. Its phased rollout requires immediate strategic planning. This timeline highlights the critical milestones for which founders and corporate leaders must prepare.
Q3 2024
Act Enters into Force
The legislation is formally adopted. The 24-month countdown to full applicability begins.
Q1 2025
Prohibited Systems Ban
Rules on unacceptable risk AI systems (e.g., social scoring) become applicable.
Q3 2025
General-Purpose AI Rules
Obligations for providers of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models take effect.
Q3 2026
Full Applicability
All rules, including those for high-risk AI systems under Article 15, become fully enforceable.
Frameworks Decoded: EU AI Act vs. NIST AI RMF
While the EU AI Act establishes legally binding requirements, the US NIST AI Risk Management Framework (RMF) provides a voluntary, but highly influential, structure for managing AI risks. Understanding their areas of emphasis is crucial for building a globally compliant and robust AI strategy.
From Clause to Code: Engineering for Compliance
Compliance isn't a legal abstraction; it's an engineering challenge. Vague legal clauses must be translated into concrete technical requirements and verifiable evidence. This flow demonstrates how to systematically break down a mandate like the EU AI Act's Article 15 into an actionable playbook for your development team.
Step 1: Legal Clause
EU AI Act, Article 15
"High-risk AI systems shall be resilient as regards attempts by unauthorised third parties to alter their use or performance by exploiting system vulnerabilities."
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Step 2: Engineering Requirement
Implement Adversarial Testing
System must withstand a battery of red-team attacks, including prompt injections, data poisoning, and tool-use manipulation, without critical failure.
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Step 3: Action & Evidence
Technical Control & Documentation
- Action: Integrate MINJA memory-injection attack tests into the CI/CD pipeline.
- Evidence: Generate automated reports showing a >99% success rate in deflecting adversarial inputs.
- Checklist: Map test results directly to the "Hardening Checklist" item #12 (Adversarial Robustness).