AI Act Article 50(4), second subparagraph: transparency duty of deployers
Article 50(4), second subparagraph, a duty of deployers: Deployers of an AI system that generates or manipulates text which is published with the purpose of informing the public... It has applied since 2 August 2026 (Article 113, second paragraph).
- Provision
- Article 50(4), second subparagraph
- Chapter
- Chapter IV: transparency obligations
- Duty of
- Deployers
- Applies from
- 2 August 2026 (Article 113, second paragraph)
- Version
- Consolidated text of 27.7.2026, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744
- Official source
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text
Official wording
Article 50(4), second subparagraph: Deployers of an AI system that generates or manipulates text which is published with the purpose of informing the public on matters of public interest shall disclose that the text has been artificially generated or manipulated. This obligation shall not apply where the use is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences or where the AI-generated content has undergone a process of human review or editorial control and where a natural or legal person holds editorial responsibility for the publication of the content.
Article 50(5): The information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be provided to the natural persons concerned in a clear and distinguishable manner at the latest at the time of the first interaction or exposure. The information shall conform to the applicable accessibility requirements.
When it applies
Article 113, second paragraph: It shall apply from 2 August 2026. Article 50 is in Chapter IV, which no point (a) to (d) of the third paragraph names, so the general date is the date for this entry.
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