AI Act: New transparency obligations from 2 August

Further provisions of the EU's AI Act come into force on 2 August. They focus on transparency in the use of artificial intelligence.

The new obligations include the following:

  • users must be informed that they are interacting with an AI system, if it is not otherwise obvious (e.g. chatbot or AI assistant)
  • requirement that providers of certain AI systems must mark content generated or modified by AI, so that it is detectable (machine-readable marking)
  • informing recipients about deepfakes, namely realistic images, audio, or video content that has been generated or modified by AI (we encourage you to read our firm's guide on this topic)
  • requirement to disclose that AI is being used to generate or modify content in matters of public interest, if the content has not been editorially reviewed or verified by a human
  • obligation to inform individuals that emotion recognition or biometric categorisation systems are in use, if applicable.