EU AI Act Compliance: What AI Engineering Teams Should Monitor
Blog post from Arize
The EU AI Act, effective from August 2024 with phased obligations, imposes stringent requirements on AI systems, especially those deemed high-risk, focusing on transparency, safety, data governance, and bias. Compliance is heavily reliant on the efforts of AI engineering and product teams who must operationalize these regulations into measurable metrics and dashboards. Key dates include August 2024, when the Act came into force, August 2025 for governance obligations, and August 2026 when most requirements become applicable. AI teams must map the EU AI Act's chapters to specific metrics, using tools like Arize AX to build compliance dashboards that track transparency, safety, bias, data governance, and factuality. These dashboards facilitate ongoing monitoring and provide a comprehensive compliance score for each AI use case, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and enabling proactive issue detection and resolution.