AI Office

The European AI Office within the European Commission that acts as the Secretariat to the AI Board, coordinates Commission central functions related to AI implementation, prepares interim guidance, supports international cooperation, and facilitates exchange between national competent authorities.

A Commission function established to coordinate classification, standardisation, codes of practice, the EU database and EU-level implementation tools; it supports an EU Board, issues guidance, and helps harmonise oversight, standardisation and cross‑border cooperation among Member States.

A designated institutional unit within an organisation tasked with overseeing AI activities, stewarding model inventories, coordinating risk assessments, liaising with SDAIA and sector regulators, and embedding governance across procurement and operations.

An EU Commission-hosted body that provides implementation support, acts as Secretariat to the European Artificial Intelligence Board, coordinates evaluation and oversight (notably for general-purpose AI), and may request access to models for specified evaluations.

An EU body tasked with coordinating the implementation, supervision and enforcement of the AI Act across Member States; the Digital Omnibus proposal strengthens certain AI Office powers for oversight of GPAI-based systems but the Joint Opinion calls for precise competence delimitation and cooperation with DPAs.

An expert body established within the European Commission responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act, promoting cooperation, and fostering the development of trustworthy AI.