Course Description
The EU AI Act represents the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, with full compliance required by August 2026. A major company deployed an AI system to screen job applications—then someone noticed qualified candidates were being systematically rejected. The AI had learned bias from historical data. Cost under the EU AI Act? Up to €15 million in fines. This course provides essential knowledge for professionals working with AI systems, covering the risk-based approach, key obligations, and practical compliance steps.
The course covers what qualifies as an AI system, understanding your role as provider or deployer, the four-tier risk-based approach (prohibited, high-risk, limited risk, minimal risk), conformity assessment requirements, and compliance timelines. Learners explore real compliance decisions including deployer verification of vendor documentation, effective human oversight implementation, and common mistakes like misclassifying systems or retrofitting compliance. The Act applies extraterritorially—if AI systems affect people in the EU, compliance is required regardless of company location.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Identify which AI systems in their organisation are affected by the EU AI Act and how they're classified by risk
Recognise their organisation's obligations as a provider or deployer of AI systems
Apply the key compliance steps required to meet EU AI Act requirements
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