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EU AI Act Transparency Obligations: what to disclose (Article 50 signals)

A practical guide to transparency obligations and how to detect disclosure signals early using deterministic evaluation.

Thu Jan 22 2026 • EU AI Act, Transparency, Article 50, Compliance

Quick triage

Run your system spec here:

  • /eu-ai-act

What transparency means

Even when a system is not high-risk/prohibited, transparency duties may apply depending on:

  • Human interaction where users might not realize it’s AI
  • Synthetic or deepfake content generation
EU AI Act Transparency Obligations: what to disclose (Article 50 signals) — architecture diagram 1
A practical guide to transparency obligations and how to detect disclosure signals early using deterministic evaluation.
Mermaid source
flowchart LR\n  I[Human interaction] --> D[Disclosure signal]\n  G[Generated synthetic media] --> D\n  D --> R[Audit output + links]

What to capture in your spec

  • Whether users know they interact with AI
  • Whether content is synthetic / deepfake-like
  • Where the AI output is shown (UI surfaces)

Next guide

  • EU AI Act FAQ → /policy-guides/eu-ai-act-faq