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Insights on AI in Practice

Articles on EU AI Act compliance, national AI regulations, agentic systems, physical AI, and governance — written by practitioners working on real deployments.

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Insights: what we write about, and why

BelkX Insights is a publication for practitioners navigating applied AI and regulatory compliance. This is what we cover, how we cover it, and the editorial standards we hold ourselves to.

BelkX Practice·January 30, 20263 min read

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The August 2026 deadline: what high-risk AI operators must have in place

2 August 2026 is when the EU AI Act's full conformity requirements apply to high-risk AI systems under Article 6(2). What that means in concrete terms — and why the preparation window is shorter than it looks.

BelkX PracticeApril 8, 20262 min read

Governing agentic AI: what human-in-the-loop actually requires

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Governing agentic AI: what human-in-the-loop actually requires

Agentic AI systems — those that plan, act, and use tools without step-by-step human direction — raise governance questions the EU AI Act addresses only partially. This is what we know, what remains unsettled, and what organisations building agents need to do now.

BelkX PracticeMarch 25, 20267 min read

AI literacy under Article 4: what organisations are required to do

EU AI Act

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AI literacy under Article 4: what organisations are required to do

Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires providers and deployers to ensure their staff have sufficient AI literacy. The obligation has been in force since February 2025. Most organisations have not acted on it.

BelkX PracticeMarch 11, 20263 min read

EU AI Act

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What a Technical File actually contains

The Technical File is the central document of EU AI Act compliance for high-risk systems. Article 11 and Annex IV describe what must be in it — but assembling one from a live system is harder than the text suggests.

BelkX PracticeMarch 4, 20266 min read

ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act: where they align, where they diverge

AI Governance

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ISO 42001 and the EU AI Act: where they align, where they diverge

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the international standard for AI management systems. The EU AI Act is mandatory law. They address overlapping territory — but they are not equivalent, and compliance with one does not substitute for the other.

BelkX PracticeFebruary 18, 20263 min read

EU AI Act

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Classifying AI systems under the EU AI Act: a practitioner's guide

The EU AI Act sorts AI systems into four risk tiers, each carrying different obligations. Understanding exactly where a system sits — and why — is the first step in any compliance programme.

BelkX PracticeFebruary 10, 20266 min read