Stage 1 · Lesson 8 of 8
Reading a regulation like a governance professional
Policy work starts with reading the source text, not summaries. In the AI Act, read the definitions in 3 first, because words such as , deployer and decide who owes what. Then find the obligation, the person it falls on, the condition that triggers it and the date it applies.
at the start explain intent and help with unclear wording, but the articles are what bind. Annexes hold the lists, such as the high-risk areas in . Note every exception: many obligations have them.
Keep a source log with the article, the version and the date you read it, because the Act has already been amended once.
Common trapquoting a law firm's blog as the law; use it to understand, then cite the article.
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Resources for this stage
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- CoursePaidGrokking Modern AI Fundamentals
Design Gurus · Beginner · $72 one-time
How modern AI systems are built and where they fail, so the rules make sense in practice
- CourseFreeEthics of AI (University of Helsinki)
University of Helsinki · Beginner
A free university course on accountability, transparency, fairness and harm, the ideas every framework builds on
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