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The EU AI Act deadline moved, vendor questionnaires will not
The EU AI Act's implementation deadline has been postponed to December 2027 for high-risk systems, but procurement teams will not wait—vendors face customer questionnaires demanding compliance evidence regardless of regulatory timelines.
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The Wire takeaway
Your customers won't wait for the EU regulator. Procurement teams are building compliance questionnaires now, and a delayed legal deadline won't delay the contract renewal conversation—you need evidence ready before December 2027 hits.
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Topics: AI Frontier Models · AI Infrastructure · ai-regulation · eu-compliance · vendor-risk · procurement · high-risk-ai