EU AI Act Compliance in 47 Lines of Python

Your AI app serves EU users? You have 131 days before enforcement starts. The fine: 35 million EUR or 7% of global revenue -- whichever is higher. For context, GDPR maxes out at 4%. Most AI applications I've looked at fail at least 3 of the 8 mandatory requirements. Here's what actually matters and how to fix it before August. What the EU AI Act requires from your code The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) doesn't mention "AI agents" by name. But if your system makes decisions affecting people -- customer service bots, healthcare triage, financial advisors, HR screening -- it's high-risk under Annex III. Four articles will ruin your day if you ignore them: Article What it demands In developer terms Art. 9 Risk management system Every action needs a risk level. Documented. In code. Art. 12 Tamper-proof logging Every decision logged with cryptographic integrity Art. 14 Human oversight High-risk actions pause for human approval Art. 17 Quality management Policies versioned, auditable, not