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EU AI Act Article 50: AI Content Marking by 2 December 2026

EU AI Act Article 50(2) requires providers of AI systems that generate images, video, audio or text to mark outputs in a machine-readable format, detectable as AI-generated. It applies from 2 August 2026; systems placed on the market before that date have until 2 December 2026. Fines can reach EUR 15 million or 3% of worldwide annual turnover.

DT01 poster: 2 December 2026. 2 December 2026.

Out Tue 17 Nov 2026 · 12:00 Geneva timeRead the transcript

Out on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 12:00, Geneva time (CET).Until then, the full transcript is below.

DT01 · Deadline Trailers · 2 December 2026 · about 30 seconds, vertical. Presented by my AI twin. Script and sources by Mathieu K. Gouanou. Illustration scenes are AI-generated. Draft open data; re-check dates at the source. Not legal advice. Facts checked 5 November 2026.

Links of the chain in this episode: Law, Obligation

In one line

The question for your vendor: are our outputs marked?

Times are estimates until the episode is live.

Key fact

Generative systems placed on the EU market before 2 August 2026 have until 2 December 2026 to mark outputs.

Source

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Subscribe from any calendar app (add calendar from URL)

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npx github:mathieugouanou/aigovernancechain deadlines --days 90 -j EU

The tool

Subscribe: deadlines.ics All dates: DEADLINES.md EU regime card: Art. 50(2) entry The next twelve months

Deadline Trailers

A Deadline Trailer from AI Governance Chain is a 30-second film for one AI-law date, with the question to ask and a calendar to subscribe to.

Full transcript

The published script of this episode, word for word. Numbers are written as digits. On-screen label for the generated scenes: Illustration. AI-generated. Sources are listed below the transcript.

0:002 December 2026

The EU's grace period for older AI generators ends on 2 December.

0:05What Article 50(2) requires

Since 2 August 2026, AI systems that generate images, video, audio or text must mark their outputs.

Two rules. 1. Machine-readable. 2. Detectable as AI. Systems already on the market got until 2 December 2026.

0:19The question for your vendor

The question for your vendor: are our outputs marked? Get every AI deadline in your calendar with AI Governance Chain, link below. Next trailer: Colorado.

Short answers

When must AI-generated content be marked in the EU?

Since 2 August 2026 under EU AI Act Article 50(2); systems placed on the market before that date have until 2 December 2026. Draft open data; check the source. Not legal advice.

Who must mark AI-generated content?

Providers of AI systems that generate synthetic audio, image, video or text, including general-purpose AI systems.

What are the fines?

Up to EUR 15 million or 3% of worldwide annual turnover under Article 99(4).

Questions this episode answers

When must AI-generated content be marked in the EU?Answered in 0:05: What Article 50(2) requires
What does Article 50(2) of the EU AI Act require?Answered in 0:05: What Article 50(2) requires
Do AI images need a watermark in the EU?Answered in 0:05: What Article 50(2) requires
What happens on 2 December 2026?Answered in 0:00: 2 December 2026