ISO/IEC 42001 · EU AI Act · Built for the mid-market
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2 December 2026 — transparency obligations bite
EU AI Act Article 50 transparency duties are in force and enforcement began 2 Aug 2026. The grace period for existing generative systems was cut from six months to three: the hard deadline is 2 Dec 2026 — chatbot disclosure, machine-readable marking of synthetic content, deepfake labelling. High-risk obligations then follow (standalone HRAIS 2 Dec 2027).
Sources: EU AI Act Art. 50 & Art. 99; European Commission AI Office. Some SME-simplification figures are drawn from analyst reporting and labelled as estimates in our brief.
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BigJay Jang — AI Governance Consultant
Former strategy consultant at IBM and Deloitte; now advising mid-market companies on AI governance and ISO/IEC 42001. Govern42 is the system I wish these companies had: honest about scope, priced for the mid-market, and built to be done — not admired. Read the full story & methodology →
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