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Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026 (
Art. 113 AI Act on EUR-Lex ↗). Each paragraph below quotes the Official Journal text and links its primary source.
Art. 50(1) — interaction disclosureProvider obligation
People must be informed that they are interacting with an AI system, unless that is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant person in the circumstances.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.001)
1. Providers shall ensure that AI systems intended to interact directly with natural persons are designed and developed in such a way that the natural persons concerned are informed that they are interacting with an AI system, unless this is obvious from the point of view of a natural person who is reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect, taking into account the circumstances and the context of use. This obligation shall not apply to AI systems authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences, subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties, unless those systems are available for the public to report a criminal offence.
Art. 50(2) — machine-readable markingProvider obligation
Outputs of AI systems that generate synthetic audio, image, video or text must be marked in a machine-readable format and detectable as artificially generated, as far as technically feasible.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.002)
2. Providers of AI systems, including general-purpose AI systems, generating synthetic audio, image, video or text content, shall ensure that the outputs of the AI system are marked in a machine-readable format and detectable as artificially generated or manipulated. Providers shall ensure their technical solutions are effective, interoperable, robust and reliable as far as this is technically feasible, taking into account the specificities and limitations of various types of content, the costs of implementation and the generally acknowledged state of the art, as may be reflected in relevant technical standards. This obligation shall not apply to the extent the AI systems perform an assistive function for standard editing or do not substantially alter the input data provided by the deployer or the semantics thereof, or where authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences.
Transitional note: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force from 27 July 2026, postpones this marking obligation to 2 December 2026 for generative systems already placed on the market before 2 August 2026. New systems from 2 August 2026 do not get this transition. Follow the change, with sources.
Art. 50(3) — emotion recognition & biometric categorisationDeployer obligation
People exposed to an emotion recognition or biometric categorisation system must be informed of its operation; personal data stays subject to the GDPR framework.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.003)
3. Deployers of an emotion recognition system or a biometric categorisation system shall inform the natural persons exposed thereto of the operation of the system, and shall process the personal data in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive (EU) 2016/680, as applicable. This obligation shall not apply to AI systems used for biometric categorisation and emotion recognition, which are permitted by law to detect, prevent or investigate criminal offences, subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties, and in accordance with Union law.
Art. 50(4) — deep fakesDeployer obligation
Image, audio or video content constituting a deep fake must be disclosed as artificially generated or manipulated; a limited regime applies to evidently artistic, creative or satirical work.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.004)
4. Deployers of an AI system that generates or manipulates image, audio or video content constituting a deep fake, shall disclose that the content 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 offence. Where the content forms part of an evidently artistic, creative, satirical, fictional or analogous work or programme, the transparency obligations set out in this paragraph are limited to disclosure of the existence of such generated or manipulated content in an appropriate manner that does not hamper the display or enjoyment of the work.
Art. 50(4) — AI text informing the publicDeployer obligation
AI-generated text published to inform the public on matters of public interest must be disclosed, unless it underwent human review or editorial control and a person holds editorial responsibility.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.004)
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.
Art. 50(5) — how and when to informApplies with any of the above
The information under paragraphs 1-4 must be provided clearly and distinguishably at the latest at the first interaction or exposure, and meet applicable accessibility requirements.
Official text (Official Journal, EUR-Lex block 050.005)
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.
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