The EU AI Act deadline moved, vendor questionnaires will not
The EU AI Act's compliance timeline has shifted, but the practical demands on companies — including vendor due diligence questionnaires from customers and partners — are not waiting for regulators to catch up. Organizations are already being asked to demonstrate AI governance readiness regardless of official deadlines.
Why this matters: Regulatory deadlines move. Business pressure does not. If your company builds, sells, or uses AI systems, the people buying from you are already sending questionnaires asking how you manage risk, bias, and transparency. That is happening now, not when Brussels says so. The deadline shift buys time on paper. It does not buy time with procurement teams, insurance underwriters, or enterprise customers who need answers before they sign a contract. Governance work that gets deferred rarely catches up cleanly.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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