The EU AI Act and Colorado AI Act Both Land This Summer: What U.S. Law Firms Using AI Need to Have in Place by August 2026

The EU AI Act takes force August 2, 2026, and Colorado's AI Act follows in June. Both classify legal-services AI as 'high-risk' — meaning law firms using ChatGPT, Harvey, CoCounsel, or any built-in legal AI need documented governance, human oversight logs, and risk assessments on file. Here's the compliance checklist.