What does the EU AI Act require for AI agent deployments?

Answer

For high-risk AI systems:

1. Risk management system documented and maintained.
2. Data governance — training data quality requirements.
3. Technical documentation — system cards describing capabilities, limitations, and intended use.
4. Record-keeping — automatic logging of agent operations.
5. Transparency — users must know they're interacting with AI.
6. Human oversight — meaningful human control over high-risk decisions.
7. Accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity measures.
8. Registration in the EU AI database. Penalties up to 35 million euros or 7% of global annual revenue.