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EU AI Act GPAI Obligations: The Code of Practice and the Enforcement Gap
GPAI obligations under the EU AI Act started applying on 2 August 2025, but the AI Office cannot enforce until August 2026. The voluntary Code of Practice fills the interim — and reveals what the Act counts as 'compliance' before any fine exists.
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Texas TRAIGA (HB 149): What the New AI Law Actually Requires
Texas enacted the Responsible AI Governance Act in June 2025, effective January 1, 2026. The pared-back final version dropped disparate-impact and landed on intent-based prohibitions, a NIST safe harbor, and AG-only enforcement — and diverges sharply from Colorado.
State AI Law Is the Only AI Law. Everywhere It's Crumbling.
Colorado's legislature just gutted the 2024 Colorado AI Act, leaving only post-hoc notification after adverse AI decisions. California, Texas, and New York have all retreated in similar fashion. A pattern is forming.
AI Governance: What It Is, What It Requires, and How to Build It
AI governance defines the policies, controls, and oversight structures that determine how AI systems are approved, deployed, and monitored. Here is what the term actually means operationally — and what regulators now require.
AI Risk Assessment: What the NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act Require
A practical breakdown of AI risk assessment under the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and EU AI Act — what organizations must evaluate, how to structure the process, and what a GRC team should do this quarter.
NIST AI RMF: What It Is, What It Requires, and How to Use It
The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) is the U.S. benchmark for trustworthy AI. This guide covers all four core functions, the GenAI profile, and practical steps for GRC teams implementing it in 2026.
State AI Laws in 2026: Colorado, California, and New York
Three states have passed binding AI-specific legislation with direct obligations on developers and deployers. Here is what each law requires, where they overlap, and where they conflict.
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- AI Ethics Guidelines: The Frameworks Shaping What You Must Do Now
- AI Compliance: What the Frameworks Require and How to Build It
- AI Compliance in 2026: State Laws and ISO 42001
- AI Governance in 2026: Frameworks, Obligations, and What to Do
- AI Risk Management: Frameworks, Legal Requirements, and Practice
- Responsible AI: Core Principles and What Frameworks Require
- Responsible AI: Frameworks, Obligations, and What to Do Now
- AI Policy in 2026: The US and EU Frameworks Product Teams Need
- Operation AI Comply: What the FTC's AI Sweep Targets
- AI Regulation in 2026: The Global Landscape Explained
- NIST AI RMF Two Years In: What Adoption Actually Looks Like
- EU AI Act: What the Prohibited-Practices Ban Covers
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