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Does the EU AI Act reach your organisation?
Three questions. You get your role under the Act, your risk tier, the obligations that follow, and the dates that matter — written for the UK organisation that mostly uses AI rather than builds it. Most public checkers are built for providers; this one starts from the deployer’s seat.
1. Does your organisation touch the EU? Tick all that apply — or none.
2. Do you develop AI systems — or substantially modify or white-label them — that others use under your name?
3. What is AI used for in your organisation? Tick all that apply.
Answer question 2 to continue.
Common questions
Does the EU AI Act apply to UK organisations after Brexit?
It can. The Act is extraterritorial: it reaches UK organisations that place AI systems on the EU market, whose AI output is used in the EU, or that have an EU establishment using AI. A UK organisation with no EU footprint is outside it — but UK GDPR and the UK's five AI principles still apply.
What is the difference between a provider and a deployer?
A provider develops an AI system (or substantially modifies one) and places it on the market under its own name. A deployer uses an AI system in its operations. Most UK regulated organisations are deployers of vendor AI, which carries a lighter — but real — set of duties, including human oversight and transparency.
What are the EU AI Act deadlines in 2026?
Prohibited practices have been banned since 2 February 2025 and general-purpose AI obligations have applied since 2 August 2025. Most remaining provisions, including Article 50 transparency duties, apply from 2 August 2026. High-risk obligations were moved to 2 December 2027 (stand-alone) and 2 August 2028 (embedded) by the Digital Omnibus, politically agreed in May 2026 but not yet formally adopted.
Is this checker legal advice?
No. It applies the Act's published scope rules to your answers and explains the result in general terms. Edge cases — research exemptions, product-safety overlaps, general-purpose AI — need professional advice.
The long-form version, with sources: Does the EU AI Act apply to UK organisations?