AI Regulation

3 analyses from Devence Lab

September 12, 2026 · 2 min read

The AI Act stopped being a deadline and became an enforcement regime

From 2 August the Commission's AI Office and national authorities began enforcing. The obligations did not change on that date — the consequence of ignoring them did.

September 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Turnover-based fines change who has to care
Up to €35M or 7% of global turnover for prohibited practices, €15M or 3% for high-risk and GPAI failures. Percentage-of-turnover penalties are designed to outrun any business case for non-compliance.
September 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Telling users they are talking to an AI is now a product requirement, not a courtesy
Transparency rules applying from 2 August require interactive AI systems to disclose themselves and generated content to be labelled. The engineering is trivial; the product consequences are not.

The AI Act stopped being a deadline and became an enforcement regime

Turnover-based fines change who has to care

Telling users they are talking to an AI is now a product requirement, not a courtesy

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