AI Compliance FAQ

The first international management-system standard for AI, published December 2023 — certifiable, auditable, and already adopted by major AI vendors.

Non-compliance with the EU AI Act can cost up to EUR 35 million or 7 percent of global annual turnover — higher than GDPR's 4 percent cap.

Two of the most-referenced AI governance frameworks — one is a voluntary US framework, the other an international standard that can be certified. Most mature programs use both.

If your AI system lands in the EU market or its output is used in the EU, you are in scope — regardless of where your company is headquartered.

Colorado SB 24-205 applies 1 February 2026 and imposes duties on both developers and deployers of high-risk AI used for consequential decisions.

The EU AI Act is the first comprehensive horizontal regulation of artificial intelligence globally. It takes a risk-based approach, classifying AI systems as unacceptable, high-ris

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) provides a voluntary, rights-preserving, non-sector-specific, and use-case-agnostic approach to managing risks from AI. It is org

ISO/IEC 42001 is the first international certifiable management system standard specifically for AI. It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and cont

Colorado SB 24-205 is the first US state comprehensive AI law, focused on preventing algorithmic discrimination in consequential decisions (employment, lending, housing, insurance,

NYC Local Law 144 requires employers and employment agencies using automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) for hiring or promotion of candidates for positions in NYC to conduct

GDPR Article 22 grants data subjects the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal or similarly signific

The SEC has brought enforcement actions and issued guidance requiring public companies to accurately disclose their use of AI in securities filings, avoid "AI washing," and ensure

The UK's pro-innovation, context-specific approach to AI regulation relies on existing regulators (ICO, FCA, CMA, MHRA, Ofcom) applying five cross-sectoral principles: safety; tran

Most AI governance platforms sell annual contracts in the low-to-mid five figures for mid-market and six figures for enterprise. Here is what we can verify from public sources.

Software that inventories every AI system at a company, assesses its risk, enforces internal policy, and produces the evidence auditors and regulators ask for.

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