EU's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act for safe and ethical AI applications
May 8, 2025
Team uComply
The AI Act has been in effect since August 2024 and requires organizations using AI in high-risk industries to meet strict requirements.
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), regulatory compliance is essential to maintain both legal and ethical standards. The EU's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which sets strict requirements for transparency, security and ethics, poses a significant challenge for companies using AI technologies.
What is the EU's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act?
The EU's AI Act is designed to manage the risks of AI and ensure safe and ethical AI applications. The legislation requires companies using AI in high-risk sectors, such as healthcare and financial services, to comply with strict transparency, audit, and risk management requirements.
AI Act in effect since August 2024
The EU's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act officially came into force on Aug. 1, 2024. However, most of the provisions will not be fully implemented until 2025 and 2026. It is advisable not to wait but to prepare your organization now for the provisions of the AI Act. A Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) system helps make policies, risks and compliance with laws, regulations and standards transparent. A well-integrated GRC system helps organizations operate more efficiently, reduce risk and comply with regulations.
Risk management important aspect of AI Act
Risk management is an essential part of the AI Act because it helps ensure the safety, reliability and ethics of AI systems.
Risk management ensures that AI systems do not infringe on the fundamental rights of individuals, such as privacy and nondiscrimination.
By identifying and managing risks, organizations can prevent AI systems from having harmful effects on users and society.
Effective risk management increases user and stakeholder confidence in AI systems by providing transparency and accountability.
In practice, we still often encounter organizations that identify and track risks and improvement actions in various Excels and action lists. With a user-friendly interface and versatile features, uComply provides powerful tools to get and stay compliant!
uComply helps organizations comply with new laws and regulations resulting from AI-Act
uComply offers a wide range of services to help organizations meet various compliance standards and regulations, including the AI-Act but also ISO/IEC 42001. The uComply Smart Compliance managent system makes compliance transparent, efficient and easy to use.
uComply App; GRC management system
The uComply App is a complete GRC system to help organizations comply with standards and guidelines, and avoids duplication when organizations must comply with multiple standards and norms. uComply provides the necessary insights and up-to-date dashboards to monitor the progress of implementation activities, operational activities, incidents, risks and improvement actions, and to provide appropriate direction to compiance.
uComply Bot; responsible AI
The uComply Bot is the responsible AI virtual assistant in the uComply App that has knowledge of standards, implementation guidelines and sample templates. uComply Bot is thus the valuable virtual assistant to compliance.
uComply bot is the AI chat bot within the uComply app that takes into account ethical standards, privacy and security, for responsible artificial intelligence. One of the key features of uComply is that all data lives in the customer's own tenant. This means that data is not shared with outside parties and remains completely under the client's control. This significantly increases data security and privacy. But this also means that the uComply Bot only has access to this specific compliance data.
uComply Consultancy
At uComply, we understand the importance of the human factor in compliance. Our experienced consultants are ready to assist, advise and support organizations in conducting internal audits.
- Assistance: Our consultants help design and implement compliance programs tailored to your organization's specific needs.
- Opinion: With in-depth knowledge of various compliance standards and regulations, our experts provide valuable insights and recommendations to optimize your compliance processes.
- Implementation of internal audits: Our consultants conduct thorough internal audits to verify your organization's compliance with applicable standards and regulations. They identify potential risks and provide practical solutions to address them.
Compliance with the EU's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is a complex and ongoing challenge for companies using AI technologies. uComply offers a robust and versatile service to support companies in complying with these regulations. By using the tools and services from www.ucomply.cloud, companies can not only comply with regulatory requirements, but also contribute to a safe and ethical AI environment.
Our mission to compliance
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Innovative AI technology
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