What changes on 2 August 2026 — and what to do about it
On 11 May 2026, AI Baltics ran its first webinar: a 60-minute walkthrough of the EU AI Act, the August 2026 deadline, and how Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are each preparing differently.
This page is the full recap: watch the recording, download the slides, and get the free Quick Guide PDF that turns the entire webinar into a 12-page reference you can keep on hand.
Watch the recording (60 min)
https://youtube.com/@aibaltics
The webinar covers:
- Why 2 August 2026 matters for every business operating in the Baltics
- The EU AI Act’s four risk tiers — banned, high-risk, limited, minimal
- Country-by-country: Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania compared side by side
- What to do now if you build AI, use AI, or advise clients
- A six-step checklist before the August 2026 deadline
Download the resources
Quick Guide PDF — 12 pages, free
The complete reference document covering all three countries plus the EU AI Act. Includes:
- One-paragraph summary per country
- The EU AI Act timeline and risk tier explanations
- Side-by-side comparison table
- “What this means for you” — three practical personas
- A six-step pre-deadline checklist
- Every original source linked
Download the Quick Guide (PDF, ~2 MB)
Webinar slides
The exact slide deck used during the live presentation. Useful if you want to skim the structure or share specific points with colleagues.
Download the slides (PDF)
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The next AI Baltics webinar runs in early-to-mid June 2026 — topic to be announced.
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About AI Baltics
AI Baltics is an English-language practical AI educational community for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Built by Dmitrijs Finaskins, a Senior Java/Spring Boot developer based in Riga. Not a lawyer. Not a consultant. A practitioner who reads the source material so you don’t have to.