AI Act readiness for SMEs: the pragmatic path
Last updated: · Leutrim Miftaraj
SMEs do not need a compliance department to be agent-ready and regulation-proof — they need three decisions: which actions agents may perform (choose the taxonomy), from when a human decides (set thresholds), and where the proof lives (establish an export routine).
Step 1: inventory via templates
Instead of writing policy documents: adopt mandate templates per use case — with default limits staggered by risk per action type. Time required: an afternoon, not a quarter.
Step 2: thresholds instead of bans
Banning agents outright costs productivity; letting them run without limits costs sleep. Escalation thresholds (amount, action type) are the middle way that keeps both — and meets Art. 14 along the way.
Step 3: the quarterly export
Export and file the evidence once a quarter: the record-keeping routine then exists before anyone asks for it — internal audit, insurer or authority.
Key takeaway
Three decisions, one afternoon of setup, one quarterly export: AI Act readiness at SME scale.
Try it yourself
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