Our first article made the case that the EU AI Act, used well, is a strategic compass — an accelerant for overdue modernisation of HR technology, governance, and operating models. That argument has only strengthened in the months since.
Organisations that pursue rolling readiness, inventorying, classifying, testing, governing, and documenting their AI estate progressively, will enter the enforcement window with defensible evidence, mature practices, and operational confidence. Organisations that wait for a final published standard before acting will find themselves under-prepared, over-exposed, and competing for scarce implementation resources.