The 2 August 2026 date did not start enforcement of high-risk AI obligations. The Digital Omnibus (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744) moved them to 2 December 2027 for Annex III systems and to 2 August 2028 for Annex I. What a factory running an MES must comply with today (the workplace emotion-recognition ban, transparency duties, GDPR and DPIAs for operator monitoring), who supervises the AI Act in Poland, and how to use the time until December 2027.

On 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act high-risk rules become fully enforceable. A subset of MES functions — predictive maintenance tied to machine safety, operator performance monitoring, AI in medical-grade quality control, and AI-assisted workforce decisions — may be classified as high-risk, with fines up to €15M for breaches. This article maps concrete MES modules to Annex I and Annex III, lists the seven obligations of high-risk operators, and gives a 3-month action checklist for plant owners.