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N° 008 · Saturday, April 18, 2026

International edition

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Editorial analysis of the European AI Act — article by article.

DIGITAL OMNIBUS · TRILOGUES

Dec. 2027

Annex III · conditional pause voted

FEATUREDDOSSIER

Timeline

AI Act “Paused” — What Actually Changed and What Didn’t

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 31, 2026 · 8 min

Both EU co-legislators have adopted positions on the Digital Omnibus. New dates confirmed: December 2027 for Annex III, August 2028 for Annex I. Trilogue starts April 2026.

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Analysis

GPAI Fine-Tuning: When Do You Become a Provider Under Article 25?

April 10, 2026 · 13 min

Analysis

Is My GPT/Claude Wrapper a GPAI? Provider or Deployer Under the AI Act?

April 10, 2026 · 11 min

Opinion

AI Positive: Beyond Compliance, Measurable Ethical Performance

March 20, 2026 · 12 min

Opinion

“EU AI Act-Ready” — Claim or Proof?

March 20, 2026 · 7 min

Sector

EU Healthtech Valuations Have Split: What AI Act Classification Means for Your Cap Table

March 20, 2026 · 9 min

Regulatory radar

  • 1 critical: Annex III pause vote
  • 5 major alerts ongoing

Timeline

  • Aug 2, 2025GPAI — in force
  • Aug 2, 2026Annex III — paused
  • Aug 2, 2027Full enforcement

Analysis

Article-by-article analysis of the AI Act.

REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689

Art. 25

Fine-tuning · provider qualification

Analysis

GPAI Fine-Tuning: When Do You Become a Provider Under Article 25?

By Lamar B. Shucrani — April 10, 2026 · 13 min

Prompt engineering, RAG, light vs heavy fine-tuning, continual pretraining — where is the line between deployer and provider of a modified GPAI? Rigorous analysis of Art. 25(1)(b) and Art. 3(23). Article 2 of the GPAI series.

REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689

Art. 3 (66)

Wrapper · provider or deployer

Analysis

Is My GPT/Claude Wrapper a GPAI? Provider or Deployer Under the AI Act?

By Lamar B. Shucrani — April 10, 2026 · 11 min

Thousands of founders building on OpenAI, Anthropic or Google are asking the same question. The answer changes everything: €20K or €500K in compliance. Article-by-article analysis.

REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689

Annex III

High-risk systems · Art. 6

Analysis

What Makes an AI System High-Risk Under the EU AI Act?

By Lamar B. Shucrani — February 28, 2026 · 8 min

A complete breakdown of Annex III domains, Article 6 classification criteria, and what obligations apply to your system.

REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689

Art. 53-55

GPAI provider obligations

Analysis

GPAI Obligations in 2026: What Every Company Using ChatGPT Must Know

By Lamar B. Shucrani — February 28, 2026 · 6 min

General Purpose AI models trigger specific obligations under Articles 53-55. Here is what applies to providers and deployers.

CHECKLIST · 2026 EDITION

SMEs

Assess your AI Act position

Analysis

EU AI Act Compliance Checklist for SMEs — 2026 Edition

By Lamar B. Shucrani — February 28, 2026 · 10 min

A practical, article-mapped checklist for small and medium enterprises to assess their AI Act position and prioritize actions.

Timeline

Key dates and regulatory movements.

ENFORCEMENT TIMELINE

2024 → 2027

Every key date of the AI Act

Timeline

EU AI Act Enforcement Timeline: Every Key Date from 2024 to 2027

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 5, 2026 · 12 min

The complete, accurate timeline of EU AI Act enforcement phases. Who must comply with what, and when. Includes Digital Omnibus analysis.

Opinion

Perspectives on compliance and beyond.

OPINION

«Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.»

Lamar B. Shucrani

Opinion

AI Positive: Beyond Compliance, Measurable Ethical Performance

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 20, 2026 · 12 min

Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. AI Positive is a new framework for measuring how much positive value your AI creates. The 5 criteria explained.

OPINION

«Claim, or proof?»

Verifiable artifact vs self-declaration

Opinion

“EU AI Act-Ready” — Claim or Proof?

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 20, 2026 · 7 min

More organizations claim “AI Act-ready” without documented proof. Here’s why the difference between a claim and a verifiable artifact matters.

Sector

Sector-specific AI Act reading.

SECTOR · HEALTHTECH

MedDev ≥ IIa

Cap tables & AI Act classification

Sector

EU Healthtech Valuations Have Split: What AI Act Classification Means for Your Cap Table

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 20, 2026 · 9 min

European healthtech companies with documented regulatory compliance tend to command higher valuations. Here’s what AI Act classification means for your fundraising.

SECTOR · SAAS B2B

4 profiles

HR · finance · scoring · generative AI

Sector

EU AI Act for SaaS Companies: Classification, Obligations, and What to Do Now

By Lamar B. Shucrani — March 5, 2026 · 14 min

How the EU AI Act applies to the four most common SaaS profiles — HR tools, finance platforms, B2B scoring engines, and generative AI.

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