What changed
The European Commission confirmed that AI Act obligations for new general-purpose AI models would apply from 2 August. Providers face transparency and copyright duties, while models above the systemic-risk threshold receive additional notification, safety and security obligations.
Why it matters
Model documentation, training-data summaries, copyright policy and systemic-risk controls became operational compliance work rather than future planning.
What to do
Determine provider status, model release date and compute threshold; build documentation and evidence against the law, guidelines and voluntary code.
Caveat
The Code of Practice is voluntary, legacy models have later deadlines, and specific obligations require legal interpretation for each provider.