EU AI Act Enforcement Started August 2: The Engineering Checklist Your Team Needs Now
On August 2, 2026, the European AI Office gained formal investigative and enforcement powers. Article 50 transparency obligations are live today — chatbots must disclose they're AI, deepfakes need machine-readable marks. High-risk AI obligations follow in 2027-2028. Here's the layered engineering checklist for what your team must do now versus what you have time to plan.
