How the EU AI Act Regulates Agentic AI

We know that technology moves much faster than regulation. By the time a regulation has been drafted, debated, approved, and has entered into force, months have gone by and the technology has already advanced in ways that may require substantial regulatory changes.

Nothing provides a better example than the regulation of AI Agents under the EU AI Act. Exactly how and where Agentic AI fits within the wider EU Regulation may cause companies headaches and require clearer guidance from the EU down the line.

What the EU says

Currently, the main piece of official guidance from the EU is set out in a FAQ on the EU AI Act.

First, the EU clarifies that, whilst not explicitly mentioned in the Regulation, AI Agents qualifies as an AI system as per Art. 3(1), because they typicallycontain a general-purpose AI (GPAI) model and “have some form of interface” (which may...

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