EU AI Act — what it means for UK financial services
EU AI Act.
UK obligations explained.
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The EU AI Act is in force. UK firms with EU clients, EU operations, or EU-made AI systems face real obligations now.
The essentials
The EU AI Act classifies AI systems into four tiers: Unacceptable Risk (prohibited), High Risk, Limited Risk, and Minimal Risk. For UK financial services, the most consequential obligations apply to High Risk systems — which include AI used in credit scoring, insurance underwriting, employment decisions, and financial market operations.
UK organisations are not automatically exempt. If you deploy AI systems to EU-based clients, operate EU subsidiaries, or use AI systems developed by EU providers, you are likely within scope.
High-risk classifications relevant to financial services
What high-risk obligations require
For each system classified as High Risk, organisations must maintain: a risk management system, technical documentation, data governance procedures, transparency documentation for users, human oversight measures, and accuracy and robustness testing.
Most organisations cannot currently demonstrate compliance with these requirements because they do not have a complete inventory of which systems they operate — let alone which are in scope for High Risk classification.
The EAIC approach
The Sentinel engagement classifies every AI system in your estate against EU AI Act risk tiers, quantifies the monetary exposure of non-compliance, and builds the documentation and governance controls required for compliance — with a fixed-fee engagement.
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