Updated on August 22, 2026
Here’s the truth nobody wants to say out loud:
If your AV/IT system analyses people or environments, you’re already inside the EU AI Act’s compliance perimeter.
That includes:
➡️ Camera analytics
➡️ Occupancy intelligence
➡️ Autonomous room control
➡️ Environmental decision logic
In other words: the modern AV/IT stack.
And the penalties?
€35M or 7% of global turnover.
Not theoretical. Not distant. Not optional.Yet most vendors are still shipping AI features with:
⚠️ No risk classification
⚠️ No model transparency
⚠️ No data lineage
⚠️ No drift monitoring
⚠️ No human oversight
⚠️ No shutdown protocol
AV/IT has quietly become a regulated domain but governance maturity is still stuck in 2019.
Here’s the shift organisations need to make:
AI in AV/IT isn’t a feature.
It’s a regulated decision‑making system that shapes human experience.
The companies that act now will:
✔ Build trust
✔ Reduce risk
✔ Avoid reputational damage
✔ Stay ahead of regulation
The ones that wait?
They’ll be reacting to incidents instead of preventing them.