Posts tagged “article-50”
Biometric AI under the EU AI Act: Verification vs Identification
Face login, selfie ID checks, age estimation, emotion detection: which biometric AI is banned, which is high-risk and which falls outside Annex III? The verification exemption explained, with dates as of November 2026, a table and a checklist.
Article 50 Guidelines: Which AI Outputs Need Marking?
The Commission's final Article 50 guidelines (20 July 2026) say which AI outputs need a machine-readable mark and which don't: summaries yes, grammar fixes, code and alt-text no. A feature-by-feature table and checklist before the 2 December 2026 retrofit deadline.
Voice AI Policies: Disclosure, Empathy, Human Handover
A customer-service voice agent must say it is AI at the start of the call. Empathy is a script, not Article 50. Here is when you must offer a person.
How Legal Departments Use AI — and What the Act Says
In-house teams use AI for NDAs, DPAs, research, and e-discovery. That is usually not Annex III point 8. Courts using the same tools is a different story.
What Still Applies on 2 August 2026?
High-risk Annex III rules slipped to December 2027. Chatbots, GPAI models, and banned practices did not. A practical list of what you must ship before 2 August 2026.
Workplace ChatGPT and the EU AI Act
An internal ChatGPT seat is usually limited-risk, not high-risk. Here is when it stays that way, when HR use flips the tier, and what to do by 2 August 2026.
Customer-Service Chatbots: Limited or High-Risk?
Most support bots are limited-risk and need Article 50 by 2 August 2026. Here is when a refund, claims, or eligibility bot quietly becomes Annex III.
Article 50(2) Marking Deadline: 2 December 2026
Systems already shipping synthetic audio, image, video or text must be machine-readable marked by 2 December 2026. What Article 111(4) actually added.
Are AI Agents Regulated under the EU AI Act?
There is no 'agent' chapter. An agent is an AI system classified by intended purpose. When a tool-using loop becomes high-risk, GPAI, or just Article 50.
How to Label AI-Generated Content and Deepfakes (Article 50)
Article 50 requires two different things: tell people when content is a deepfake, and embed machine-readable marking so detectors can spot AI output. Here's what counts, the C2PA standard, the art exception, and the two deadlines.
Article 50 Is Three Months Away. Is Your Chatbot Ready?
Article 50's chatbot transparency obligation applies to ALL AI systems with conversational interfaces — not just high-risk ones. August 2026 is the deadline. Here's what your product needs to change.