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Guides on the AI Act, ISO 42001 and AI standards

What the AI Act and ISO 42001 require from those who develop or adopt artificial-intelligence systems — reference explanations, kept up to date.

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Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230: what changes, the new requirements on AI and cybersecurity, the related standards

The new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 replaces the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC from 20 January 2027. This reference guide explains what changes, the new essential health and safety requirements on cybersecurity (protection against corruption, control systems) and on artificial intelligence (evolving behaviour and machine learning), the supporting standards EN 50742 and ISO/IEC TS 22440, and the relationship with IEC 62443, the CRA and NIS2.

Updated 17 September 2026·14 min read

AI ACT

The AI Act deadlines, and what changes when AI is in the product or in your processes

The AI Act does not start all at once. For an industrial manufacturer the real fault line is not a date but where the AI sits: in your processes (Annex III high-risk, 2 August 2026) or in your product (Art. 6(1), Annex I, 2 August 2027). The operational timeline, with references to the articles.

Updated 26 August 2026·6 min read

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IEEE, ISO and EN 18286: the map of AI standards behind the AI Act

IEEE, ISO/IEC 42001, EN 18286 and the SC 42 family of standards are not on the same plane. Confuse them and you certify the wrong thing. The three-level map, and how each standard hooks into the AI Act articles.

Updated 12 August 2026·9 min read

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