# Laws, standards and frameworks

Lesson 2 of [AI governance foundations for buyers](https://aigovernancetools.fyi/academy/ai-governance-foundations.md), 12 minutes.

Buyers often hear three names together: the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF. They are different kinds of things. A vendor that maps to one does not automatically cover the others. EU AI Act The EU AI Act is Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. It is law, and it carries fines. It entered into forc…

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Also on the [web page](https://aigovernancetools.fyi/academy/ai-governance-foundations/laws-standards-and-frameworks).