The Enforcement Clock Started in February. Why is no one ready?
EU AI Act Article 5 prohibitions on exploiting child vulnerability took effect February 2, 2025. Article 6 high-risk system obligations follow August 2025. Penalties reach €35 million or 7% of global revenue. Your policy team has been tracking this. What they have not told you is that no one has given them a definition of "psychological harm" that can be converted into classifier targets or audit documentation. Why this matters to you: Regulators are enforcing standards they have not articulated. When the EU represents a quarter of your addressable market, you do not get to wait for definitional clarity. We build the compliance architecture or we exit the market. US state mandates are fragmenting in parallel. Texas, Utah, Florida, California. One circuit court ruling, cert denied, and developmental safety becomes a national compliance obligation overnight. The question is why your analysts have not already brought this to your attention. Who are you: Chief Compliance Officers. General Counsel. EVPs of Product. Heads of Public Policy. Government Relations leads.
