👓This Month's Thematic Dossier: The EU AI Act, at a glance (for SaaS leaders)

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This month’s premium Guide distils the EU AI Act into what CEOs, CISOs, GCs, Policy leads and Product managers in SaaS need now. It focuses on scope and definitions, roles and responsibilities (provider, deployer, distributor, importer), risk classes, GPAI/GenAI obligations, key dates, oversight and penalties. If you build, integrate or deploy AI in software products offered in the EU/EEA—or provide SaaS into the EU from abroad—this briefing is for you.

What SaaS leaders will learn

• Scope and definitions: what counts as an AI system and how typical SaaS architectures and integrations fit.

• Roles and responsibilities: where you may be a provider vs deployer, and what that implies at a high level.

• Risk classes: how prohibited, high-risk, and limited-risk categories drive obligations across data governance, documentation, human oversight, and monitoring.

• GPAI/GenAI: transparency and documentation expectations for model providers and downstream integrators.

• Timelines and application milestones to shape roadmaps and resourcing.

• Oversight and penalties: supervisory architecture and high‑level fine ranges for non‑compliance.

Three focus sections inside the Guide

• Why the AI Act is product legislation and what this classification entails.

• What deployers/developers in SaaS should do.

• How ISO/IEC 42001 can help.

Who this is for

• SaaS founders, CEOs and product leaders planning EU market access.

• CISOs and security teams aligning development and incident processes.

• General counsel and policy and compliance leads coordinating obligations across markets.

• Non‑EU SaaS providers offering or deploying AI in the EU/EEA.

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FAQ

• Who does the EU AI Act apply to? Organisations that place AI systems on the EU market or use them in the EU, including non‑EU providers offering into the EU/EEA.

• What are the AI Act risk classes? A risk‑based approach that includes prohibited, high‑risk and limited‑risk categories with escalating requirements.

• Does the Act cover GPAI/GenAI? Yes—there are specific transparency and documentation expectations for general‑purpose AI models and downstream integrators.

• When do obligations start to apply? The Act includes phased application dates; the Guide highlights the key milestones for planning.

• What are the penalties? Significant administrative fines can apply; the Guide outlines the ranges and triggers at a high level.