EU AI Act unpacked—guidelines on the scope of obligations for General-Purpose AI models
EU analysis: Theresa Ehlen and Lutz Riede, partners; Laéna Bouafy, senior associate; Verena Kirchmair, associate; Julia Utzerath, senior knowledge lawyer and John-Markus Maddaloni, associate of Freshfields, consider the European Commission’s Guidelines on the scope of obligations for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, published on 18 July 2025.