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title: The EU AI Act for engineering teams | AstroKube
description: Understand the EU AI Act with source-linked guidance on scope, engineering topics and application dates. Explore the law and operational evidence in English and Spanish.
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A technical reference by AstroKube

# The EU AI Act, explained for engineering teams

Understand scope, explore engineering guidance, and find the dates relevant to your work. Read explanations alongside their sources, with legal text and engineering interpretation clearly separated.

[Understand the AI Act](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/basics/)

[Explore the law](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/)

Sources last verified: 2026-09-15 [How we verify sources](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/about/)

## Find your starting point

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01 · SCOPE

### Does it apply to us?

Explore scope, roles, and risk categories before discussing your system with legal or compliance colleagues.

Start with the basics

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/basics/)

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02 · ENGINEERING

### What should engineering prepare?

Browse platform capabilities and the cited obligations behind them, from logging to human oversight.

Explore engineering guidance

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/)

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03 · DATES

### When do obligations apply?

Follow the application timeline, its amendments, and the source behind each recorded date.

View the timeline

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/timeline/)

## Connect the guidance to your platform

Explore the operational topics below. Each guide links to its sources; which obligations apply depends on your system and role.

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### Logging and retention

Explore event records, retention, and retrieval.

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/#logging)

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### Human oversight

Explore access controls and intervention in production.

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/#oversight)

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### Documentation and lineage

Explore version history, technical records, and traceability.

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/#lineage)

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### Operational evidence

Follow the guide from production events to reviewable records.

](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/evidence/)

[View all engineering topics](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/)

## Review the infrastructure behind your AI systems

AstroKube engineers map your infrastructure and review logging, monitoring, access controls, and operational records. You receive initial findings and next steps, not legal advice or compliance certification.

[Request an assessment](https://astrokube.com/ai-act-assesment)

[Explore obligations](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/explorer/)