The EU AI Act centers on ethics, built on the 2019 Ethical Guidelines on Trustworthy AI. It embeds the protection of fundamental rights into law, defining evaluation criteria for high-risk AI systems that pose potential risks to public health, safety, and rights. In governance, it adopts a decentralized regulatory model, establishing the European Artificial Intelligence Office as the central authority to promote international collaboration and diverse participation, ensuring AI development adheres to principles of trustworthiness and compliance.