EU AI Act Overview & GoTrust Compliance Enablement

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework to regulate AI technologies. Its core objective is to ensure safety, transparency, and accountability in AI systems while safeguarding fundamental rights and encouraging responsible innovation.


The regulation applies both within the EU and internationally if the AI system affects EU users, introducing a risk-based regulatory approach.

EU AI Act Overview & GoTrust Compliance Enablement

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework to regulate AI technologies. Its core objective is to ensure safety, transparency, and accountability in AI systems while safeguarding fundamental rights and encouraging responsible innovation.


The regulation applies both within the EU and internationally if the AI system affects EU users, introducing a risk-based regulatory approach.

EU AI Act Overview & GoTrust Compliance Enablement

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is the world’s first comprehensive legal framework to regulate AI technologies. Its core objective is to ensure safety, transparency, and accountability in AI systems while safeguarding fundamental rights and encouraging responsible innovation.


The regulation applies both within the EU and internationally if the AI system affects EU users, introducing a risk-based regulatory approach.

Risk Classification

Risk Classification

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Unacceptable Risk – Prohibited (e.g., social scoring, mass surveillance)

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High Risk – Strict requirements (e.g., AI in healthcare, hiring, finance)

3

Limited Risk – Requires transparency to users

4

Minimal Risk – No regulatory impact (e.g., spam filters)

High-Risk AI Obligations

High-Risk AI Obligations

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Risk assessments & bias mitigation

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High-quality, representative datasets

3

Human oversight & audit logging

4

Technical documentation & resilience safeguards

GPAI & Foundation Model Rules

GPAI & Foundation Model Rules

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Disclose training data summaries and system capabilities

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Identify and mitigate systemic risks

3

Report serious incidents and malfunctions

4

Implement safeguards for downstream use and reuse

Global Scope & Governance

Global Scope & Governance

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Applies to all providers whose AI outputs reach EU users

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Enforced by European AI Board and national authorities

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Mandatory registration for high-risk AI systems in the EU database

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Fines up to €30 million or 6% of global annual turnover for non-compliance

How GoTrust Supports EU AI Act Compliance

How GoTrust Supports EU AI Act Compliance

GoTrust simplifies and accelerates AI Act readiness with a unified platform for AI governance and privacy automation.

GoTrust simplifies and accelerates AI Act readiness with a unified platform for AI governance and privacy automation.

AI Risk & Governance Hub

AI Risk & Governance Hub

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Centralized inventory to log AI use cases, purposes, and risk categories

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Workflow automation for documentation, classification, and internal reviews

Consent & Transparency

Consent & Transparency

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Multi-lingual, omni-channel tools to collect dynamic AI interaction consent

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Auto-tag AI-driven processes for compliance reporting

Data Quality & Bias Monitoring

Data Quality & Bias Monitoring

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PII discovery and data quality audits to reduce risk in training data

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Automated flagging of sensitive or non-compliant data

RoPA & DPIA Automation

RoPA & DPIA Automation

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AI-specific RoPA and DPIA workflows

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Compliance reporting integrated with broader privacy frameworks

Vendor & Model Oversight

Vendor & Model Oversight

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Track third-party AI system compliance

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Capture model declarations and risk assurances

Conclusion

Conclusion

The EU AI Act sets a global standard for trustworthy AI. GoTrust helps enterprises comply with confidence by offering real-time visibility, automated documentation, and privacy-by-design capabilities across the AI lifecycle.


Build resilient, responsible AI systems—powered by GoTrust.

The EU AI Act sets a global standard for trustworthy AI. GoTrust helps enterprises comply with confidence by offering real-time visibility, automated documentation, and privacy-by-design capabilities across the AI lifecycle.


Build resilient, responsible AI systems—powered by GoTrust.

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