Guides
Plain-English, source-linked guides to the EU AI Act's transparency rules. Not legal advice.
EU AI Act Article 50, explained clause by clause
What each paragraph of Article 50 actually requires from providers and deployers — with the exemptions.
The Article 50 compliance checklist (August 2026)
A practical, step-by-step checklist to get chatbots and AI-generated content compliant before 2 August 2026.
EU AI Act penalties: what you actually risk
The fine structure of Article 99, who enforces it, and why transparency breaches cost up to €15M or 3% of turnover.
C2PA & Content Credentials: machine-readable AI marking
How to satisfy Article 50(2)'s machine-readable marking requirement using the C2PA open standard.
Is my chatbot covered by EU AI Act Article 50?
The Article 50(1) test for support bots, sales bots and voice agents — and what the 'obvious to the user' exemption really covers.
Does the EU AI Act apply to US and other non-EU companies?
Article 2's extraterritorial reach: when non-EU SaaS companies must comply, and what 'output used in the Union' means.
Do I need to label AI-generated blog posts and marketing content?
Article 50(2) marking vs 50(4) disclosure, the human-review exemption for editorial content, and rules for deep fakes in ads.
Was the EU AI Act delayed? What applies from 2 August 2026
The staged Article 113 timeline, what the digital-omnibus debate does and doesn't change, and why Article 50 stands.