The EU AI Act Readiness Kit
The EU started enforcing its AI Act in August. If you sell into Europe and haven't documented anything — this is the fastest path to defensible.
What's in the kit
- 14-point readiness checklist
- AI system inventory register (template)
- AI-generated content disclosure templates
- Vendor due-diligence question list
- Walkthrough guide — what applies to you
Why this kit, why now
Enforcement of the EU AI Act began in August 2026, with the European Commission and national regulators actively coordinating. If your business touches EU customers, the “wait and see” period is over.
Here’s the part most coverage gets wrong: for the majority of small and mid-size businesses, this is a documentation problem, not a legal crisis. You likely don’t need a lawyer on retainer. You need to know which of your systems are in scope, what disclosures apply, and have a written record that shows you asked the questions.
What you’ll do with it
- Inventory — the register template walks you through every AI touchpoint: chatbots, generated content, automated decisions, third-party tools.
- Scope — the 14-point checklist sorts what actually applies to your business from what applies to foundation-model providers (probably not you).
- Disclose — copy-ready templates for the disclosures most SMBs need: AI-generated content labels and transparency notices.
- Check vendors — the due-diligence questions do double duty: compliance evidence and a surprisingly useful vendor scorecard.
- File it — the guide ends with what to keep, where, and for how long.
The honest fine print
This kit gets you organized and defensible. It’s not legal advice, and it doesn’t cover high-risk regulated use cases (credit, hiring, medical) — the guide tells you plainly when it’s time to call an actual lawyer instead of a $19 kit.
Who it's for
Founders and operators of SMBs that use AI in products, marketing, or customer workflows and sell to EU customers.