How to read this finding
This is the legal and institutional picture recorded in October 2024. Scheduled dates and rules are preserved as historical evidence and should not be used as current compliance guidance.
What was the EU AI Act’s status in the 2024 report?
The Act had passed into law, with implementation staged over time and further details still to be resolved. The report highlighted the gap between adopting a framework and putting it into practice.
Evidence you can use
AI policy in the 2024 report
Historical snapshot: October 2024. Dates and populations are specified per row.
| Measure | Reported value | Definition and source |
|---|---|---|
| US training-compute threshold | More than 10^26 FLOPs | Threshold described by the report for frontier-model reporting under the 2023 executive order.2024 report, slide 154 (PDF page 155) |
| EU unacceptable-risk prohibition | February 2025, scheduled | Implementation date stated in the October 2024 report, retained as a historical schedule.2024 report, slide 156 (PDF page 157) |
| UK AISI functions | Evaluation, capacity, coordination | Three core functions described in the report, not three separate regulatory powers.2024 report, slide 178 (PDF page 179) |
This is the legal and institutional picture recorded in October 2024. Scheduled dates and rules are preserved as historical evidence and should not be used as current compliance guidance.
Sources and dates
Historical snapshot published October 10, 2024. This web edition was prepared on October 10, 2026 from the online deck and original launch posts. Findings and forecasts retain their original time frame.
- 2024 report, slide 154 (PDF page 155)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- 2024 report, slide 156 (PDF page 157)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- 2024 report, slide 178 (PDF page 179)Original 2024 report. Printed slide numbers are one lower than PDF page numbers because the cover is unnumbered.
- State of AI Report 2024: online slides
- Nathan Benaich: The State of AI Report 2024Air Street Press, October 10, 2024.
- Welcome to State of AI Report 2024Original website launch post, October 10, 2024.
Cite this page
Benaich, Nathan. “What was the EU AI Act’s status in the 2024 report?.” State of AI Report 2024. Historical report snapshot; web edition prepared 2026-10-10.