Governance · Actor
EU AI Office
The EU body operationalizing the AI Act, including oversight of general-purpose models.
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Builds technical muscle and codes of practice; its capacity sets the pace of EU enforcement.
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EU AI Act The AI Office enforces the Act's GPAI rules.
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AI governance The AI Office operationalizes EU rules.
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Trump AI Executive Order (June 2026) The US executive order on AI creates a contrasting regulatory approach to the EU AI Act, shaping transatlantic AI governance dynamics.
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EU AI Act timeline Aug 2025
EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI models applied from 2 Aug 2025; high-risk obligations under Annex III apply from 2 Aug 2026.
EU AI Act — implementation tracker → First binding treaty May 2026
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI — the first legally binding international AI treaty — opened for signature in Sep 2024; the EU ratified it on 15 May 2026.
Council of Europe → UN scientific panel Aug 2025
On 26 Aug 2025 the UN General Assembly created an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI (40 experts) and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
United Nations →