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The EU AI Act for small companies

A working read of the EU AI Act for a small B2B startup building on a foundation model: provider versus deployer, the four risk tiers, and why the Aug 2, 2026 transparency deadline (Article 50) is a disclosure task, not a rebuild. Plus the Digital Omnibus delaying high-risk obligations to Dec 2027, the AI-literacy duty, and the open question of who owes end-user disclosure down a B2B chain.

June 24, 2026 · 6 min