EU AI Act — General-Purpose AI

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About Course

Chapter V of the EU AI Act creates a distinct regime for general-purpose AI models — the foundation models increasingly underpinning downstream AI systems. This programme takes you inside that regime.

Structure

7 modules, from GPAI definition to the Code of Practice.
32 CPD hours over 6-8 weeks.
One summative assessment — a Chapter V compliance analysis.

Course Content

Module 1. What is a GPAI model

Lesson 1.1: The GPAI definition and its boundaries
Lesson 1.2: Distinguishing GPAI from narrow, embedded, and non-model AI systems
Lesson 1.3: The compute threshold and the systemic-risk trigger
Module 1 Check

Module 2. Article 53 general GPAI obligations

Module 3. Article 55 systemic risk obligations

Module 4. The Code of Practice

Module 5. Open-source GPAI and its qualifications

Module 6. The downstream perspective

Module 7. Enforcement and international coordination

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EU AI Act — General-Purpose AI

About Course

Structure

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module 1. What is a GPAI model

Lesson 1.1: The GPAI definition and its boundaries

Lesson 1.2: Distinguishing GPAI from narrow, embedded, and non-model AI systems

Lesson 1.3: The compute threshold and the systemic-risk trigger

Module 1 Check

Module 2. Article 53 general GPAI obligations

Lesson 2.1: The four Article 53 obligations

Lesson 2.2: Technical documentation and the two-audience problem

Lesson 2.3: Copyright compliance and the transparency summary

Module 2 Check

Module 3. Article 55 systemic risk obligations

Lesson 3.1: The systemic risk regime

Lesson 3.2: Model evaluation, adversarial testing, and the state-of-the-art standard

Lesson 3.3: Incident reporting, cybersecurity, and cumulative energy tracking

Module 3 Check

Module 4. The Code of Practice

Lesson 4.1: How the Code operates

Lesson 4.2: Signing on — what the Code commits a provider to

Lesson 4.3: The Code in practice — early signatories, gaps, and what auditors look for

Module 4 Check

Module 5. Open-source GPAI and its qualifications

Lesson 5.1: The open-source qualifications

Lesson 5.2: What the exemption actually removes — and what it doesn’t

Lesson 5.3: Practical scenarios — fine-tuning, forking, and mixed licensing

Module 5 Check

Module 6. The downstream perspective

Lesson 6.1: Building on GPAI as a downstream provider

Lesson 6.2: The substantial-modification test — when you become a provider

Lesson 6.3: Contractual risk allocation between GPAI providers and downstream integrators

Module 6 Check

Module 7. Enforcement and international coordination

Lesson 7.1: How Chapter V is actually enforced

Summative assessment brief

Lesson 7.2: The AI Office, fines, and international coordination mechanisms

Module 7 Check