EU AI Act
The August 2026 Deadline: What You Need to Know
A comprehensive breakdown of EU AI Act Phase 2 requirements, risk classifications, and practical steps for compliance before the deadline.
EU AI Act Compliance Deadline: August 2, 2026
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We help businesses implement practical AI governance frameworks that satisfy regulators, protect customers, and accelerate innovation. In weeks, not months.
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Governance solutions that
Governance solutions that
scale with your ambition
From quick assessments to full implementations, we deliver compliance outcomes at 50-70% less than traditional consultancies.
AI Compliance Assessment
Know exactly where you stand. Get a comprehensive risk assessment, compliance gap analysis, and actionable roadmap in just 2 weeks.
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Full Governance Implementation
Complete AI governance framework designed for your organization. Policies, procedures, training, and systems that work in practice, not just on paper.
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Continuous compliance monitoring, regulatory updates, quarterly audits, and unlimited advisory support. Your governance team on call.
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Why Tether & Beacon
We do governance
We do governance
differently
While others deliver 200-page reports that gather dust, we build systems that work in daily operations.
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Implementation, Not Documentation
We build governance systems that work in practice. If your team can't use it daily, we haven't finished.
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Context Over Templates
No cookie-cutter frameworks. Solutions tailored to your organization's reality: budget, capacity, and risk appetite.
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Capability, Not Dependency
We train your teams, document processes, and exit when you're self-sufficient. Success means you don't need us anymore.
Traditional Consultancies
- 6-12 month timelines
- €200K - €500K+ budgets
- Junior consultants doing the work
- 200-page reports nobody reads
Tether & Beacon
- 2-6 week delivery
- €7,500 - €50,000 investment
- Senior practitioners on every engagement
- Operational systems that work
Industries
Deep expertise where
Deep expertise where
AI risk is highest
Financial Services & Fintech
AI-powered credit decisions, fraud detection, and trading algorithms under EU AI Act high-risk requirements.
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B2B platforms adding AI features need governance before enterprise sales and funding rounds.
Explore sectorProfessional Services
Law firms, consultancies, and HR agencies using AI for research, analysis, and hiring decisions.
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AI diagnostics, clinical decision support, and patient data systems requiring stringent governance.
Explore sectorRetail & E-commerce
Personalization engines, dynamic pricing, and inventory AI systems affecting millions of customers.
Explore sectorInsurance
Underwriting models, claims processing, and risk assessment AI under regulatory scrutiny.
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EU AI Act Phase 2 Deadline
August 2, 2026
High-risk AI systems must be compliant. Fines up to €35M or 7% of global revenue.
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