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AI transparency
This page explains where AI assists and where a person decides. It is not individual legal advice.
Human responsibility
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EU AI Act · position on 5 August 2026
Article 4 covers AI literacy and has applied since 2 February 2025. Article 50 contains transparency obligations and applies from 2 August 2026. The Digital Omnibus has been in force since 27 July 2026 and did not change Article 50. Under the current EU timeline, high-risk rules for certain Annex III systems start on 2 December 2027; AI embedded in regulated products follows on 2 August 2028.
Penalty ceilings, correctly placed
Article 99 paragraph 3: EUR 35 million or 7% applies only to Article 5, prohibited practices. Paragraph 4: EUR 15 million or 3% applies to Articles 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 31, 33(1)(3)(4), 34 and Article 50 under letter g. Paragraph 5: EUR 7.5 million or 1% applies to false or misleading information given to authorities. Article 4 does not appear in Article 99 and carries no penalty figure here. The transition deadline to 2 December 2026 applies only to providers of generative systems already on the market before 2 August 2026: marking obligation under Article 50 paragraph 2.
Sources
EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Articles 4, 50 and 99. European Commission: transparency obligations under Article 50 and the current AI Act timeline.