Shadow AI and the EU AI Act: A Compliance Checklist Before August 2, 2026

Shadow AI is becoming one of the most material risks to EU AI Act compliance. IDC reports 57% of European enterprises discovered at least one instance of Shadow AI in the last 12 months, yet Gartner finds less than 18% have full visibility into AI tools across their SaaS landscape. The piece offers a compliance checklist ahead of the August 2, 2026 deadline.