THE DECISION MAP / CLUSTERS
All clusters.
Twenty clusters, one map. Start with the cluster that matches the decision in front of you.
Fundamentals, scope and definitions
What the EU AI Act is, who and what it covers, and the defined terms that decide every later question.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 02 / 12 GUIDESProhibited practices (Article 5)
The practices Article 5 prohibits, the conditions and exceptions in outline, and how the risk-based approach works.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 03 / 13 GUIDESClassification: Annex I vs Annex III
How Article 6 classification works, the two Annex routes, and the narrow filter for listed Annex III systems.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 04 / 12 GUIDESProviders
The provider role, provider duties, and what happens when a role or a system changes.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 05 / 12 GUIDESDeployers, importers, distributors, authorised representatives
The other actors in the AI value chain, their duties, and the handoffs between them.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 06 / 12 GUIDESGeneral-purpose AI models
Chapter V duties for general-purpose AI model providers, systemic risk, and the downstream information flow.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 07 / 13 GUIDESHigh-risk requirements: risk management, data, documentation, oversight, accuracy and robustness
The Section 2 requirements for high-risk systems, one guide per requirement, and how evidence chains are built.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 08 / 12 GUIDESConformity assessment, CE marking, notified bodies, harmonised standards
Conformity routes, declarations, marking, standards and common specifications, and the bodies that assess them.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 09 / 12 GUIDESTransparency and marking duties (Article 50)
Disclosure and marking duties for interactions, generated content, deepfakes and public-interest text.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 10 / 12 GUIDESImplementation, governance, AI literacy, FRIA
Turning the Act into working governance: inventory, literacy, impact assessment, incidents and review triggers.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 11 / 13 GUIDESTimelines, transitions and amendments (including Omnibus)
Verified application dates, transitions, and what Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 changed, kept separate from proposals.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 12 / 12 GUIDESEU database, registration and post-market monitoring
Registration, the EU database, post-market monitoring and serious incident reporting.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 13 / 12 GUIDESEnforcement, market surveillance, penalties, AI Office and AI Board
Who enforces the Act, how market surveillance works, and what penalties and remedies the Act provides.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 14 / 12 GUIDESSector: healthcare, biometrics, employment, education
How the Act applies in healthcare, biometrics, employment and education, with sector law kept distinct.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 15 / 12 GUIDESSector: finance, insurance, critical infrastructure, public sector
How the Act applies in finance, insurance, critical infrastructure and public services, including law enforcement areas in outline.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 16 / 12 GUIDESSector: products, machinery, vehicles, consumer and workplace
AI embedded in regulated products, machinery and vehicles, and AI used in consumer and workplace contexts.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 17 / 11 GUIDESSMEs, startups and open source
Proportionate duties, support measures, open-source treatment and planning for smaller organisations.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 18 / 12 GUIDESNon-EU, UK, US and international comparisons
Territorial reach, third-country providers, and jurisdiction-labelled comparisons with the UK, the US and international work.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 19 / 12 GUIDESCodes, standards, sandboxes and innovation support
Harmonised standards, codes of practice and conduct, sandboxes, real-world testing and innovation measures.
Open cluster ↗CLUSTER 20 / 12 GUIDESQuestions, misconceptions and worked classification examples
Common misconceptions corrected, and hypothetical worked examples that show the screening order without deciding a real case.
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