AI Transparency Notice Generator (2026)

Article 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act) sets four transparency duties applicable from 2 August 2026. Providers must disclose when a natural person is interacting with an AI system (Art. 50(1)). Providers of generative AI must mark AI-generated content in a machine-readable format (Art. 50(2)). Deployers of emotion-recognition or biometric-categorisation systems must inform the persons exposed (Art. 50(3)). Deployers of AI generating deepfakes or public-interest text must disclose the AI origin (Art. 50(4)).

Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026, 24 months after the AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024. Some deployers began voluntary compliance in 2024-2025 to align with California SB 1001 and to demonstrate good faith to EU regulators.

Yes, each Article 50 scenario has a distinct trigger and wording. An interaction disclosure (Art. 50(1)) is about disclosing that a chat/voice bot is AI. An emotion-recognition disclosure (Art. 50(3)) is about disclosing a specific data-processing system. A deepfake disclosure (Art. 50(4)) is about labeling a specific piece of content. A single generic AI notice is unlikely to satisfy all four duties.

California SB 1001 (bot disclosure) overlaps with Article 50(1) when the bot is used to influence a sale or election. California SB 942 (GenAI content labeling) overlaps with Article 50(2) and 50(4). Best practice: draft one core Article 50 notice and add California-specific paragraphs so U.S. and EU users see one consistent disclosure. This generator supports both add-ons.

Article 3(60) of the AI Act defines "deep fake" as AI-generated or manipulated image, audio, or video content that resembles existing persons, objects, places, or events and would falsely appear to a person to be authentic or truthful. Deployers who publish or distribute deepfakes must disclose their AI origin.

Art. 50(4) second subparagraph requires disclosure when AI-generated or AI-materially-assisted text is published to inform the public on matters of public interest, unless the AI-generated content has undergone human review or editorial control. In practice, an outlet that publishes AI-drafted news should apply the disclosure unless a named editor took responsibility.

Article 50 requires notices to be "clear, distinguishable at the latest at the time of the first interaction" — usually meaning in the language of the interaction. This generator supports English, Spanish, French, and German. For other EU official languages, translate the generated Markdown or engage local counsel.

For chatbots and voice agents: at or before the start of the interaction. For deepfakes: in the visible caption or watermark and in machine-readable metadata. For emotion recognition: on the interface before the person is exposed. For AI-generated text: as an editorial disclosure alongside the byline.

Article 50 does not carve out micro-enterprises from transparency duties (unlike the Article 55 governance rules where limited relief exists). The transparency duties are considered baseline user rights.

Under Article 99(4)(g) of the AI Act, non-compliance with Article 50 transparency obligations can result in fines up to €15 million or 3% of total worldwide annual turnover for the previous year, whichever is higher. National market surveillance authorities enforce.

No. The generator runs entirely client-side. Nothing is transmitted to our servers. Copy or download the output locally and commit to your GRC repo.

No. This tool produces a draft transparency notice reflecting the plain text of Article 50. It is not legal advice. Confirm with qualified EU counsel before publication.