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What Is AI Watermarking Under the EU Act for US Firms?

AI watermarking under the EU AI Act: which existing US systems must mark synthetic output by 2 December 2026, what marking means, and which duties start sooner.

6 min readOct 14, 2026
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What Is a National Competent Authority Under the AI Act?

A plain guide to national competent authorities under the EU AI Act: who supervises, who notifies, where to find a contact and when to ask for advice.

4 min readOct 14, 2026
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Law enforcement authority in the EU AI Act: who counts?

See who qualifies as a law enforcement authority under Article 3(45) of the EU AI Act, including entrusted bodies, and where the definition affects AI duties.

7 min readOct 2, 2026
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Fundamental rights impact assessment: who must do one?

A fundamental rights impact assessment checks how covered high-risk AI may affect people. See who must assess, what to cover and when to notify an authority.

7 min readOct 1, 2026
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GDPR Certified? What GDPR and AI Act Claims Really Prove

GDPR certified and AI Act certification claims explained: scope, approval, three-year validity, continuing responsibility, conformity and CE marking.

10 min readSep 20, 2026
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EU AI Act Risk Categories: Four Practical Tiers Explained

EU AI Act risk categories explained for small firms: prohibited practices, high-risk systems, transparency duties, other uses and classification steps.

5 min readSep 18, 2026
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AI Literacy Under Article 4: The EU AI Act Duty in Force

The EU AI Act's Article 4 AI-literacy duty has bound providers and deployers since 2 February 2025 — what it requires and how to evidence it.

10 min readJul 13, 2026
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How Do You Answer an EU AI Act Vendor Questionnaire?

A customer sent an EU AI Act vendor questionnaire. State your role under Article 3, map each question to a document, and attach the evidence you hold.

9 min readJul 13, 2026
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EU AI Act Article 50: AI Transparency and Labelling

EU AI Act Article 50 makes you tell people when they deal with AI and mark AI-generated content from 2 August 2026 — the four duties and example wordings.

11 min readJul 13, 2026
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EU AI Act Compliance for Small Business: The Documentation Guide

A deployer-first EU AI Act compliance guide for a small business: the five-step path, the nine-document pack, and the corrected post-Omnibus 2026 timeline.

13 min readJul 13, 2026
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EU AI Act Deadlines in 2026: What the Omnibus Changed

EU AI Act deadlines after the Digital Omnibus, in force since 27 July 2026: what moved to 2027 and 2028, what already applies, and what to do now.

9 min readJul 13, 2026
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EU AI Act Fines and Penalties: How They Work (2026)

EU AI Act fines reach €35 million or 7% of worldwide turnover under Article 99. How the three penalty tiers work, when they apply, and what cuts exposure.

9 min readJul 13, 2026
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Internal AI Use Policy: What It Must Contain (2026)

An internal AI use policy is how a deployer puts the EU AI Act into effect for staff — what it must contain, who owns it, and how to keep it a living document.

9 min readJul 13, 2026
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Who Does the EU AI Act Apply To? US, UK, Swiss Firms

Who does the EU AI Act apply to? It binds by role and market, not location: US, UK and Swiss firms are in scope when they sell AI into the EU market.

10 min readJul 13, 2026