The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) is rapidly reshaping the regulatory landscape for AI development and deployment, both within Europe and globally. In a recent Cooley webinar, partner Patrick Van Eecke and associate Bartholomäus Regenhardt, members of the firm’s cyber/data/privacy practice, provided an overview of the EU AI Act’s phased implementation, compliance hurdles, and the much-anticipated Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. Here’s what you need to know.