It's worth stressing that the AI Act still isn't in full force — this is just the first step in a series of many upcoming developments.
Tasos Stampelos, head of EU public policy and government relations at Mozilla, told CNBC previously that while it's "not perfect," the EU's AI Act is "very much needed."
"It's quite important to recognize that the AI Act is predominantly a product safety legislation," Stampelos said in a CNBC-moderated panel in November.
"With product safety rules, the moment you have it in place, it's not a done deal. There are a lot of things coming and following after the adoption of an act," he said.