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European Commission Publishes Guidelines On Transparency Obligations For Providers ...
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20 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The European Commission has published guidelines clarifying transparency obligations for AI providers and deployers under the AI Act, which take effect 2 August 2026. Providers must disclose interactive AI interactions and embed machine-readable marks in generated content; deployers must flag deepfakes, AI-generated public interest content without editorial control, and emotion/biometric systems.
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If you ship any AI product into Europe, you have 18 months to embed disclosure mechanisms and machine-readable marks or face enforcement from August 2026. The Commission just defined what counts as interactive AI and AI-generated content — your product likely needs both.
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