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Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by rvz » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC

What innovation do we have here from the EU? Its official name should be:

The Official EU AI Act Compliance Regulation Conformance Tool MMXXVI v1.0

If you are one patch version behind, you are "non-complaint" and you will get fined immediately.

We <3 EU!

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by pennaMan » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC

in this case the best compliance is non compliance

degrowth decels are a scourge

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by bigyabai » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #21

What innovation do we have here from the EU? Its official name should be: The Official EU AI Act Compliance Regulation Conformance Tool MMXXVI v1.0 If you are one patch version behind, you are "non-complaint" and you will get fined immediately. We <3 EU!

This but unironically. Snuff Google, Microsoft and Apple with the passion of a thousand suns and never let their ashes rise again to threaten fair people.

Signed, an American who is fed up with adslop and saasslop propaganda. Do not reward immoral megacorps.

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by 9dev » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

dabedee wrote: post #4

Hey there! I find the idea super relevant and I think compliance tools that can be used like this are the way forward. Given the timeline of the commits and some other tells (e.g. using forwardRef despite using React 19 which deprecates it), it seems like you used coding assistants extensively. That's a personal preference, but I would mention that explicitly (if that's the case), if only for intellectual honesty.

Hard disagree from me there. I don’t care what language a tool is built with, I’m neither interested in their choice of code editor, nor whether they use AI in the process or not. It’s a means to an end, not some flaw to be ashamed of and forced to disclose.

If something gets built with AI or not at all, that’s a net positive as far as I’m concerned.

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by Kim_Bruning » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC

agentifysh wrote: post #15

If you are not European, it doesn't seem very attractive for non-Europeans to deal with all the anti-business regulations. Also just from the data that has been shared with me chargebacks/complaints/nitpicking/stinginess alone from this region seems to demoralizing compared to Americans/East Asia We have this idealized view of a rich affluent "Europe" born from Marshall Plan but that certainly is not the actual reali…

The EU started out as an economic union. They are still very capitalist. Which means they protect consumers, promote fair competition, and encourage trade between member states. They're neither mercantilist nor plutocratic.

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by troyvit » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

pennaMan wrote: post #22

in this case the best compliance is non compliance degrowth decels are a scourge

A scourge to what, exactly?

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by sothatsit » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC

troyvit wrote: post #26

pennaMan wrote: post #22

in this case the best compliance is non compliance degrowth decels are a scourge

A scourge to what, exactly?

Human flourishing

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by lawlessone » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC

ankit219 wrote: post #19

Calling it "Conform" is very 1984esque. There is also a 2025 book (a dystopian romance) called the same: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223239535-conform

TIL 1984-esque is when i can't use my customers data to train bots.

Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by lawlessone » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

scoresmoke wrote: post #20

input_sh wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Before I buy, can you confirm the bridge is GDPR-compliant, AI-Act-ready, has a digital product passport, and passed its environmental impact assessment? Otherwise the local compliance officer will fine us before it even collapses.

>Before I buy, can you confirm the bridge is GDPR-compliant, AI-Act-ready, has a digital product passport, and passed its environmental impact assessment?

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Re: Show HN: EuConform – Offline-first EU AI Act compliance tool (open source)

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Post by pennaMan » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC

troyvit wrote: post #26

pennaMan wrote: post #22

in this case the best compliance is non compliance degrowth decels are a scourge

A scourge to what, exactly?

To the human race. The only reason we're not living miserable animal lives is because of technological progress. Wanting to slow that down means you are anti human.