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Deployment

Enterprise, government, hospitals, banks — what survived real workflow and procurement.

DeploymentField Notes

EU AI Act transparency war room runs while high-risk clock moves to 2027

Digital Omnibus (EU) 2026/1744 in force 27 July; Article 50 transparency from 2 August; Annex III high-risk deferred to 2 December 2027.

TLDR

Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI, entered into force 27 July 2026 and deferred most Annex III high-risk obligations to 2 December 2027 while Article 50 transparency duties applied from 2 August 2026. Providers of legacy generative systems gain until 2 December 2026 for Article 50(2) machine-readable marking only. Operators report standing up transparency war rooms separate from delayed conformity-assessment programs. Named enterprise fine counts are UNKNOWN.

DeploymentField Notes

Copilot agents split on declarative vs custom engine before Control System gates

Microsoft docs: declarative agents inherit M365 compliance; custom engine agents bring your own orchestrator and hosting bill.

TLDR

Microsoft documents two Copilot agent paths — declarative agents using Copilot's orchestrator and models, and custom engine agents with external hosting — plus a Copilot Control System with security, management, and measurement pillars. Operators report choosing declarative for Graph-scoped Q&A and routing complex workflows to custom engines only after governance review. Named customer agent counts are UNKNOWN.