EU AI Act Guides
Plain-language explanations of the EU AI Act obligations that actually apply right now, kept current as the rules change. Not legal advice: see the disclaimer on each page.
The Digital Omnibus: What Actually Changed for the EU AI Act in 2026
In July 2026 the EU adopted the Digital Omnibus. It pushed back the AI Act’s high-risk obligations by more than a year and softened the Article 4 AI literacy duty. Article 50 was not delayed, apart from one narrow marking extension. Here is what actually changed, in one place.
The 2 December 2026 Deadline: Article 50(2) Marking of AI-Generated Content
The Digital Omnibus gave one group a short extension under Article 50: providers of generative AI systems that were already on the market before 2 August 2026. Their deadline for machine-readable marking of AI-generated content is 2 December 2026. Here is who that covers, what the obligation requires, and what it means if you only use such tools.
EU AI Act Article 50 Transparency Obligations: Full Compliance Checklist
Article 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 is the provision that applies to the widest range of ordinary businesses: not just high-risk AI, but any chatbot, content generator, or emotion/biometric tool. Here is what it actually requires, paragraph by paragraph.
EU AI Act Fines and Penalties: How Much Can Your Company Actually Be Fined
The headline "€35 million" number gets quoted a lot without the detail that actually matters: which violation triggers which tier, and how the SME and small mid-cap rule changes the math for a smaller company.
EU AI Act Risk Tiers Explained: Prohibited, High-Risk, Transparency, Minimal
Nothing else about AI Act compliance makes sense until you know which of the four risk tiers an AI system falls into. This is the classification logic, explained without the legal drafting language.
EU AI Act Article 4 After the Digital Omnibus: AI Literacy and the Shadow AI Problem
Article 4 is easy to miss because it has no product to point to, no chatbot disclosure, no risk assessment form. The 2026 Digital Omnibus softened its wording: it is now a duty to take measures that support AI literacy, not to guarantee a level. It still applies to every AI system you provide or deploy, and the practical work behind it has not changed much.