EU AI Act Article 50 checklist

The 5-step Article 50 checklist

Article 50 of the EU AI Act covers transparency obligations for certain AI systems and AI-generated content. These rules come into effect in August 2026. Here's a checklist to get ready.

Step 1: Identify where users interact with AI

Map every touchpoint where a user might interact with an AI system: chatbots, voice assistants, AI email assistants, AI agents. Include customer-facing and internal-facing systems.

Step 2: Decide where disclosures should appear

For each interaction point, decide where the disclosure goes: first message in a chat, spoken opener for voice, signature for email, profile bio for messaging apps.

Step 3: Prepare clear wording for each channel

Write disclosure texts that are clear, concise, and appropriate for the medium. Use the free chatbot disclosure text generator to get started.

Step 4: Decide when AI-generated content needs a label

Audit what AI-generated content you publish (text, images, audio, video). Determine which medium-specific rules apply. Apply appropriate labels at the point of publication.

Step 5: Keep a record of your disclosure and labeling decisions

Track each asset: date, medium, label applied, reviewer. This is what an auditor would ask to see.

What needs to be labeled

• AI-generated text published on matters of public interest (unless human editorial review applies)
• AI-generated images, audio, and video — providers must mark outputs as machine-readable and detectable
• Deepfakes — deployers must disclose that content is artificially generated or manipulated
• Emotion recognition and biometric categorization — deployers must inform persons exposed

When disclosure is not required

• Personal, non-professional use
• Content obvious to a reasonably well-informed person as AI-generated
• Text that has undergone human editorial review where the human takes responsibility

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