The AI Act transparency obligations finally have their rulebook: on 20 July 2026, the European Commission published the final guidelines on the implementation of Article 50 of the AI Act. Thirteen days before 2 August 2026 when the relevant provisions of the EU AI Act become applicable.
AI sentiment analysis in the workplace raises critical questions under both the GDPR and the AI Act, as confirmed by a recent warning issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority against Myndoor S.r.l., a company offering a stress-detection plug-in for Slack and Teams corporate chats.
The European Parliament committees IMCO and LIBE have now formally supported the postponement of certain obligations under the EU AI Act, according to the latest official press release.
AI liability under the Defective Products Directive will fundamentally change the legal framework for software and artificial intelligence in the European Union from 9 December 2026. Directive (EU) 2024/2853 introduces a clear and disruptive principle: software and AI systems are products for the purposes of strict liability.
