AI Compliance Cost Lens
Sources
Every number on the calculator is traceable to a public source. If a number can't be traced, it gets cut — the PRD's kill criterion.
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Primary regulatory text
- Article 99: Penalties — EU Artificial Intelligence Act — artificialintelligenceact.eu (consolidated text). Retrieved 2026-07-10. Primary regulatory text. Authoritative for penalty tiers and SME/large-undertaking rule.
EU AI Act penalty references (Article 99)
- EU AI Act Article 99: Penalties and Fines, Deployer Guide — AgentLiability.eu. Retrieved 2026-07-10. Deployer-side summary of Article 99 with worked examples.
- EU AI Act Penalties — Articles 99 and 101 Fine Structure — AI Exponent. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
EU AI Act compliance cost studies
- Clarifying the costs for the EU's AI Act — CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies). Retrieved 2026-07-10. Source for the ~17% overhead macro estimate and per-system conformity / QMS stand-up costs.
- What Considerations Have Been Made for SMEs Under the EU AI Act? — Holistic AI. Retrieved 2026-07-10. Source for the SME/micro fee-reduction rule (50% / 75%). SME = 50% off the administrative fine; micro = 75% off.
- EU AI Act Compliance Costs for SMEs: What You Will Pay in 2026 — Ovidiu Sciu. Retrieved 2026-07-10. SME-flavoured summary of the EUR 50k-EUR 500k cost band.
- EU AI Act Deadline: Bank AI Compliance by Aug 2 2026 — Patech Labs. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- EU AI Act Compliance Cost Statistics 2026 — SQ Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-10. Aggregator of cost figures from CEPS, Holistic AI, and primary studies.
Colorado — SB 26-189
- Colorado Governor Signs SB 189 — Holland & Knight. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- Colorado Rewrites Its Landmark AI Law: SB 26-189 — Consumer Finance Monitor (Ballard Spahr). Retrieved 2026-07-10. Source for Colorado's cure-first / Consumer Protection Act enforcement model and 60-day cure notice window.