What does the AI Act mean for your organisation?

The AI Act is not an abstract Brussels exercise. For mission-driven organisations it reaches the core: how do we make decisions about people, and with what tools?

Begin with an inventory

You probably use more AI than you think — in scheduling, in selection, in assessing applications. The first step is not a lawyer but an honest inventory: where is it, and what risk does it carry?

Risk determines the duty

The regulation is risk-based. Not every system demands the same care, but every system demands a judgment. Those who record that judgment are prepared.

This essay is a short introduction; a fuller guide will follow.