Article 4 of the AI Act does not require every employee to become an AI expert. It requires companies to take reasonable measures so that people using AI on their behalf understand the technology they work with, its limitations and the risks relevant to their role.
Basic AI literacy will no longer be a compliance requirement in the future. Article 4 of the AI Act takes effect on February 2, 2025, simplified by an amendment under Article 4 of the Omnibus Regulation in July 2026, which means that providers and operators of AI systems should have already taken steps to promote basic AI literacy among their employees and others who operate or use AI systems on their behalf.
The right to erasure, also known as the 'right to be forgotten', is one of the most important rights granted to data subjects under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In essence, it allows an individual to request the deletion of their personal data where, for example, the data are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected, consent has been withdrawn, or the processing was unlawful. In these situations, the controller is under an obligation to erase the data without undue delay.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on artificial intelligence (the “AI Regulation”) introduces, under Article 50, four transparency obligations applicable from 2 August 2026. From that date, they apply not only to high-risk AI systems but, in principle, to any AI system. In practice, almost each company that uses a chatbot, generates content with AI, or uses emotion-recognition systems is caught by the rules.
July 1, 2026 marks a pivotal moment for the crypto market in the European Union: the end of the transitional period provided for in Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on crypto-asset markets, known as MiCA. After this date, crypto-asset service providers serving EU clients will no longer be able to operate under previous national regimes, but only if they hold a valid MiCA authorization.