Your AI agent talks to one EU user on Aug 2. Can you prove it disclosed it was AI?
The EU AI Act's Article 50, which mandates transparency for AI systems, will become enforceable on August 2, 2026. This law requires AI systems to disclose their nature to users and, crucially, requires developers to be able to prove that these disclosures were made during specific interactions. Many companies mistakenly believe the Act only applies within the EU, but its extraterritorial scope means any AI system reaching EU users is subject to its regulations and potential fines. The core challenge lies not just in implementing disclosures but in creating an auditable trail of these interactions, a problem that the open-source SDK Centinela aims to address. AI
IMPACT Developers must implement auditable disclosure mechanisms for AI interactions by August 2, 2026, to comply with the EU AI Act.