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Commission publishes guidelines clarifying scope of AI Act's GPAI rules

The Commission published guidelines defining which firms count as general-purpose AI providers and what counts as "placing on the market", ahead of AI Act obligations applying on 2 August 2025.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission press release, 18 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not alter the AI Act's legal text or settle industry disputes over how the rules will be enforced.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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