What the EU AI Act requires for AI agent logging

This article explains the EU AI Act's logging obligations for high-risk AI systems, focusing on Article 12's requirements for automatic, lifetime event recording, categories of required log data, the need to document log collection/interpretation, six-month retention minima, risks of tamperable application logs, and the proposed remedy of cryptographic signing and receipt chains; it also notes the lack of finalized technical standards, upcoming enforcement deadlines (Annex III effective August 2, 2026 unless delayed), and potential fines.