Commission starts enforcing AI Act rules and new transparency requirements on 2 August
The European Commission, via its AI Office and national member-state authorities, will begin active enforcement of the EU AI Act and its transparency mandates on 2 August 2026. Under the incoming rules, providers and deployers of interactive AI systems, such as chatbots, must explicitly disclose to users that they are interacting with artificial intelligence. The regulation also requires clear labeling and disclosure when content has been synthetically generated or altered by AI systems.