EU AI Act guides

Plain English, current law: the Act as amended by the July 2026 Digital Omnibus. Free, no account, and every claim carries the article it comes from.

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• EU AI Act checklist for small businesses (2026, post-Omnibus)

  The five things every EU small business using AI must do now that enforcement is live. Updated for the July 2026 Digital Omnibus.

• Article 4 AI literacy: what's actually required in 2026

  The Digital Omnibus changed Article 4. No mandatory courses or certificates, but you still need a defensible evidence file. Here's exactly what that means.

• Article 50: AI disclosure and content labelling rules, explained

  Chatbot disclosure, machine-readable marking, deepfake labels. The transparency rules enforceable since 2 August 2026, and the narrow December transition.

• EU AI Act fines for SMEs: the real numbers

  Forget the €35M headlines. Here's what AI Act non-compliance can actually cost a small business under the SME cap.

• The AI Act in Ireland: AI Office, 15 regulators, and what Irish SMEs must do

  Ireland commenced its AI Act implementing law in July 2026 and stood up the AI Office of Ireland. Here's the Irish enforcement landscape.

• The AI Act for recruitment agencies: your CV screener is high-risk

  Recruitment is one of the AI Act's named high-risk domains. What agencies must do now, and what's deferred to December 2027.

• The AI Act for marketing agencies: content labelling is your problem now

  Agencies producing AI content for clients carry Article 50 duties on every deliverable. Here's the workflow that keeps you and your clients clean.

• The AI Act for accountants and bookkeepers: duties and opportunity

  Accounting firms use AI everywhere now, and their clients are asking AI Act questions. Both sides of that are covered here.

• The December 2026 AI Act dates: what actually lands this winter

  Two things happen in December 2026: the generative-AI marking transition ends, and Ireland's AI Office gets its full powers. Neither is what most headlines say.