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The EU AI Act enters its full enforcement phase on August 2, 2026, when GPAI model providers must comply with all obligations under Regulation 2024/1689 or face penalties. The European Commission's guidelines establish a compute threshold approach, defining GPAI models as those trained using more than 10²³ FLOPS. Providers of models placed on the market after August 2, 2025 must comply immediately, while those with models placed before that date have until August 2, 2027. Key obligations include maintaining technical documentation, publishing training data summaries, and for systemic risk models, mandatory notification to the AI Office within two weeks. Legal experts warn the legislation lacks clarity, exposing providers to potential penalties and IP risks. TechRepublic reported the core details. StreamLex noted additional context. European Commission Digital Strategy added corroborating details.