AI compliance software for Europe: a plain-English guide
AI compliance software for Europe: a plain-English guide
European AI rules changed in 2026. The searches moved with them, from "what is the AI Act" to "am I compliant, and how do I fix it." What follows is what AI compliance software for Europe does, and why most small businesses can skip the expensive version.
What changed
Transparency obligations under the EU AI Act went live on 2 August 2026. AI that talks to customers has to be disclosed as AI. AI-generated content has to be marked by 2 December 2026. High-risk systems get a stricter regime from December 2027. For a small business in Europe the question is narrow: is anything on my site or in my workflow AI, and is it disclosed?
What the software in Europe does
- Site scanning finds AI-generated content and undisclosed AI features: chatbots, AI search, AI-generated forms.
- Disclosure wording gives you the "this is AI" text to paste into your site.
- Policy and records gives you a written AI-use policy and a staff-briefing record. That covers the duty in force since February 2025.
- High-risk classification is a first pass on the stricter category: credit scoring, CV sorting, exam marking.
The gap in the market
Most software in this space classifies and alerts, then stops before the fix gets implemented. With a compliance team on staff, that is enough. Running a one-person business, it is not. The deliverable worth paying for is the wording and the policy, already written, not a risk score.
For businesses that want AI kept out of the cloud
If your answer is "we don't want a third-party AI touching our data at all," that is a legitimate choice. Our Private AI Install sets up a private AI on your own infrastructure: the AI stays on your premises and the data stays put. For a done-for-you setup, see the Private AI Stack. The disclosure and policy side is our AI Act Fix, which produces the wording and labelling for a fixed fee.
This page is general information, not legal advice.