The EU AI Act Newsletter

The Commission publishes new transparency guidelines and confirms the Code of Practice on AI-generated content, as attention turns to the EU's enforcement powers taking effect on 2 August.
Legislative Process
Commission publishes guidelines on transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systems: The European Commission announces guidelines to help providers and deployers of AI systems meet the AI Act's transparency obligations, which begin to apply on 2 August 2026. According to the Commission, these obligations are intended to help people recognise when they are interacting with AI or when content has been generated or altered by AI, thereby reducing the risk of deception and manipulation. In practical terms, providers must design systems that inform users of direct interaction with an AI and add machine-readable marks to enable detection of AI-generated or manipulated content. Deployers must disclose deep fakes, unreviewed AI-generated content on matters of public interest, and emotion recognition or biometric categorisation systems. The guidelines clarify key concepts, exemptions and examples, and explain how compliance may be demonstrated, including through a code of practice. Systems placed on the market before August must comply with marking obligations from 2 December 2026.
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First published:

July 27th, 2026


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https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-107-enforcement

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Experts call for robust enforcement of the rules on general-purpose AI with systemic risk, as the Commission unveils a new plan on advanced AI and cybersecurity.
Legislative Process
New EU plan to address the risks and opportunities of advanced AI for cybersecurity: The European Commission sets out a plan to manage the risks and seize the opportunities of advanced AI in cybersecurity. While AI can strengthen security, it can also be misused to find vulnerabilities, automate attacks, and increase the scale and speed of cyber incidents. Accordingly, the plan brings together member states, industry and EU-level organisations. Among its key actions, the Commission will help build an EU evaluation capacity to support the AI Office, work with ENISA to define a blueprint for structured access to advanced models, and create a secure testing platform for cybersecurity with the Joint Research Centre. Furthermore, it calls for stronger cyber hygiene, greater use of AI to fix vulnerabilities, and continued investment through AI Factories, Gigafactories, and a new EU Grand Challenge on AI for cybersecurity. The plan builds on existing rules, including the AI Act, the Cyber Resilience Act, the Network and Information Systems Directive and the Cyber Solidarity Act.
Council [...]
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First published:

July 13th, 2026


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https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-106-calls

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The Parliament gives final approval to the digital omnibus and a "nudifier" ban, while the Commission rolls out labelling icons and FAQs for the AI-generated content transparency Code.
Legislative Process
EP approves simplification measures and “nudifier” app ban: The European Parliament has granted final approval, by 423 votes to 57 with 174 abstentions, to amendments to the EU AI Act under the digital omnibus package. Most notably, the legislation postpones obligations on high-risk AI systems, which will now apply from 2 December 2027 for stand-alone systems and from 2 August 2028 for those embedded as safety components covered by EU sectoral legislation. Alongside this, watermarking obligations on AI-generated content are delayed until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026. The law furthermore bans AI systems generating child sexual abuse material or non-consensual intimate imagery, giving companies until 2 December 2026 to comply. Additional changes streamline requirements for machinery, clarify the “safety component” definition, permit bias-detection data processing, and extend SME exemptions to small mid-caps.
EU icons for labelling AI-generated content: The European Commission has developed a set of icons that creators, publishers and other deployers of generative AI systems may use to [...]
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First published:

June 29th, 2026


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https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-105-transparency

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The Commission sets up both the Scientific Panel and the Advisory Forum, publishes a Code of Practice on labelling AI-generated content, and Ireland sets out its presidency priorities.
Legislative Process
AI Act Scientific Panel announced: The European Commission has established the Scientific Panel as an expert advisory body under Article 68 of the AI Act to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act. To this end, 60 world-class independent AI experts have been appointed to advise the AI Office and national authorities on implementation and assessment of the impacts and risks of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models. Their core responsibilities include alerting the AI Office to systemic risks, advising on GPAI classification and evaluation methodologies, and supporting market surveillance activities, a role that complements the broader stakeholder input provided by the Advisory Forum. The selected experts span fields such as GPAI capability evaluation, risk assessment, technical mitigations, misuse and cyber offence risks, provider cybersecurity, and compute measurement. Appointed in their personal capacity for a renewable two-year term, they were chosen with attention to geographic and gender balance, with a chair and vice-chair to follow.
AI Act Advisory Forum: Alongside the Scientific Panel, the European Commission has established [...]
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First published:

June 16th, 2026


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https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-104-experts

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Enforcement powers, transparency rules, and national implementation as the 2 August deadline approaches.
Legislative Process
Targeted consultation on the draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk artificial intelligence systems: The European Commission has opened a targeted consultation, running until 23 June 2026, to gather feedback on the clarity of its draft guidelines and the usefulness of the accompanying examples for classifying high-risk AI systems under the AI Act. The guidelines are designed to assist providers, deployers and other relevant actors in determining whether a given AI system falls within the high-risk category, offering clarifications on the relevant provisions of the AI Act alongside practical examples that illustrate how classification should be approached across different areas and use cases. The Commission is welcoming input from AI providers and developers, organisations using AI systems, public authorities, researchers, civil society organisations, supervisory bodies and members of the public.
FAQ on general-purpose AI models: The European Commission's AI Office has published a frequently asked questions page on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, compiled from queries received during the AI Pact webinars and stakeholder submissions. The FAQ covers a broad range of topics, including how GPAI models and systems are defined, when systemic [...]
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First published:

June 1st, 2026


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https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-103-the

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