{"id":8636,"date":"2026-10-06T07:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/ai-disclosure-requirement-for-2026-heres-what-it-means-for-your-website\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:30:27","slug":"ai-disclosure-requirement-for-2026-heres-what-it-means-for-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/en\/ai-disclosure-requirement-for-2026-heres-what-it-means-for-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Labelling Requirement for 2026: Here&#8217;s What It Means for Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8636\" class=\"elementor elementor-8636 elementor-8627\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0bdd8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0bdd8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb087de\" data-id=\"bb087de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4ebad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4ebad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\">Imagine you&#8217;re buying a strawberry smoothie. It looks delicious, and the packaging leads you to believe that it&#8217;s healthy, natural, and full of vitamins. At home, you read the fine print and are shocked: It\u2019s full of artificial flavors and additives, and contains no real fruit.<\/h5><p class=\"p1\">You\u2019re angry and feel cheated. You wouldn\u2019t drink something like that. But now imagine if the ingredient list were missing as well. As a consumer, you wouldn\u2019t even know what you were actually consuming. Unthinkable, isn\u2019t it?<\/p><p>That is precisely why the <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/code-practice-ai-generated-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI Act<\/a> requires that synthetic media\u2014the term used for content created by AI\u2014be clearly and unambiguously labeled. This is so that consumers know what they\u2019re being shown. And this applies both online and in print. But let\u2019s take it one step at a time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57b9e7 elementor-alert-warning elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"a57b9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">This article contains general information about the AI labelling requirement, which we have researched to the best of our knowledge and belief. This does not constitute legal advice.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\" aria-label=\"Dismiss this alert.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-852d16a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"852d16a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb4c21\" data-id=\"dfb4c21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c70960 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7c70960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c812738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c812738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"00\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49392a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b49392a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Table of Contents<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b272a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b272a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a0db5\" data-id=\"99a0db5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c0f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6c0f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AI-generated content<\/strong> is here to stay. We&#8217;ll show you how to label it correctly!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4637f3c\" data-id=\"4637f3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693444e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"693444e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#01\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which AI-generated media are subject to labelling requirements?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#02\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Do photo montages made from real photos and AI-generated content need to be labeled?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#03\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Do photos or portraits retouched using AI need to be labeled as such?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#04\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">At what point does the AI Act define something as a deepfake?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#05\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Who is subject to the AI labelling requirement?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#06\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Where and how should AI labelling be done?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#07\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AI Disclosure Requirements at a Glance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#08\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conclusion: Transparency as a Quality Indicator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409d0e9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"409d0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\n\n<button style=\"background-color:#13263c; color:#eeeeee\" onclick=\"copyToClipboard()\">Copy LINK to Article<\/button>\n\n<script>\nfunction copyToClipboard(text) {\nvar inputc = document.body.appendChild(document.createElement(\"input\"));\ninputc.value = window.location.href;\ninputc.focus();\ninputc.select();\ndocument.execCommand('copy');\ninputc.parentNode.removeChild(inputc);\nalert(\"Artikel Link kopiert.\");\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d7060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9d7060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ccf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f1ccf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"01\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeffc39 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeffc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which AI-generated media are subject to labelling requirements?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01168bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01168bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\">The basic rule is easy to explain: As soon as you create content\u2014whether text, images, video, or audio\u2014using artificial intelligence, it should be labeled as such.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1784410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1784410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_crognjcrognjcrog.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_crognjcrognjcrog.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_crognjcrognjcrog-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_crognjcrognjcrog-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.helloly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Gemini_Generated_Image_crognjcrognjcrog-600x327.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cute, but definitely fiction\u2014need not be labeled. Created with AI (Google Gemini)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773587c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773587c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Artificially generated media are also referred to as synthetic media. There are a few exceptions to this general rule:<\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Texts must be labeled only if they are synthetically generated and published automatically\u2014for example, by an AI agent. A text that is generated by AI but reviewed, published, and endorsed by a human does not need to be labeled.<\/li><li>Images that do not appear deceptively realistic do not need to be labeled. An example would be a picture showing a dog happily drinking a cocktail on Mars.<\/li><li>Content used solely for internal purposes\u2014such as for training\u2014does not need to be labeled.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Nevertheless, we recommend labelling all content created using artificial intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7994432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7994432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae4fbf elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"eae4fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6919df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6919df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917fbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"917fbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"02\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899af27 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"899af27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do photo montages made from real photos and AI-generated content need to be labeled?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c9038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c9038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Yes, AI-generated photo montages must be labeled as such.<\/h5><p>Let\u2019s say you take a photo of your company\u2019s headquarters and use AI to add a bright blue sky and smiling people in the foreground. The company building is real, but the sky and the people are artificially created. Such montages must also be labeled.<\/p><p>The law states: As soon as AI-generated elements alter the overall impression of the image or distort reality, they must be labeled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7a2590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c47098 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8c47098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc87b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adc87b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d32ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a2d32ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"03\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e401e7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e401e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do photos or portraits retouched using AI need to be labeled as such?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4691002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4691002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\">No, as long as the person is still recognizable.<\/h5><p class=\"p1\">Enhancing your portrait\u2014for example, by smoothing out skin, whitening teeth, or removing blemishes\u2014falls under the legal definition of digital image optimization (also known as AI-assisted retouching).<\/p><p class=\"p1\">With the AI Act, lawmakers aim to prevent readers from being misled by synthetic media. This means that as long as the person in the portrait is still recognizable, AI-assisted edits do not require labeling. After all, this has been standard practice ever since Photoshop came along.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">However, if the editing is so extensive that the face is altered to the point where the person is no longer recognizable, the image must be labeled as such.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c27e877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c27e877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242ad98 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"242ad98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d0a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e1d0a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891147b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"891147b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"04\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366eeb2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"366eeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At what point does the AI Act define something as a deepfake?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5759200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5759200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"p1\">The term \u201cdeepfake\u201d is a combination of the terms \u201cdeep learning\u201d (the process by which computers learn in depth) and \u201cfake\u201d (counterfeit).<\/h5><p class=\"p1\">A deepfake occurs when actions, faces, and\/or voices that real people have never actually performed are attributed to them in a deceptively realistic manner.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Even though such deepfakes are not prohibited per se, one should still be aware that one can quickly find oneself in violation of the law.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Deepfakes must always be labeled as such!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3d8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de3d8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac0642 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4ac0642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9b555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"db9b555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"05\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c3e59 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1c3e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is subject to the AI labelling requirement?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb04ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb04ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The AI disclosure requirement applies to all entities that conduct business or engage in professional activities online.<\/h5><p>It makes absolutely no difference whether you\u2019re a sole proprietor or a large corporation. As soon as there\u2019s a commercial intent behind it, you\u2019re bound by the rules.<\/p><p>Private individuals with purely personal blogs are exempt from this strict transparency rule. But be careful: the line between personal and public is blurry. As soon as a personal blog achieves a large audience or even generates advertising revenue, it is considered professional.<\/p><p>Deepfakes must always be labeled!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8a03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d8a03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31cdec elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c31cdec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df97e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"df97e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"06\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9849391 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9849391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where and how should AI labelling be done?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbd204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cbd204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>First of all: A general and obscure statement in the legal notice such as \u201cThis website uses some AI-generated images\u201d is not legally sufficient.<\/h5><p>The disclosure must appear directly on the content in question\u2014either through a traditional image caption or a visible watermark in the image.<\/p><p>In addition, this information must be stored in the file\u2019s metadata. Most AI image generators store this information in the metadata or embed it directly as an invisible watermark within the image.<\/p><p>One example worth mentioning here is the C2PA standard (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity). C2PA is an open standard for digital provenance and is embedded as a cryptographic watermark.<\/p><p>With this <a href=\"https:\/\/verify.contentauthenticity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online tool<\/a>, you can use drag-and-drop to check whether images were generated by AI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddcb7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ddcb7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06b06e elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e06b06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b62ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3b62ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"07\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ee18e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ee18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI Labelling Requirements at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40e077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40e077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Overview of the most relevant media and their labelling requirements under the EU AI Act.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d28b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d28b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Table<\/title>\n    <style>\n        \/* Grundlegendes Tabellen-Styling *\/\n        table {\n            width: 100%;\n            border-collapse: collapse; \/* Verbindet die Rahmen der Zellen, wichtig f\u00fcr saubere Linien *\/\n            font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;\n        }\n\n        \/* F\u00fcgt einen Strich (Rahmen) unter JEDER Zeile hinzu *\/\n        tr {\n            border-bottom: 1px solid\n        }\n\n        \/* (Optional) Entfernt den Strich unter der allerletzten Zeile, falls gew\u00fcnscht *\/\n        tr:last-child {\n            border-bottom: none;\n        }\n\n        \/* Styling f\u00fcr alle Zellen (\u00dcberschriften und Daten) *\/\n        th, td {\n            padding: 10px;\n            text-align: left;\n            border-bottom: 2px solid\n            #f2f2f2\n        }\n\n        \/* Leichte Hintergrundfarbe f\u00fcr die \u00dcberschriften zur besseren Unterscheidung *\/\n        th {\n            background-color: #f2f2f2;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n\n\n\n    <table>\n        <!-- 1. Zeile: Spalten\u00fcberschriften -->\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Media Type<\/th>\n<th>Labelling Requirements<\/th>\n<th>Note<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        \n        <!-- restliche 8 Zeilen -->\n        <tbody>\n            <!-- 2. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Text<\/th>\n                <td><b>No<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>As long as a human reviews, publishes, and takes responsibility for the AI-generated texts<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 3. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Image<\/th>\n                <td><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>Except that the AI image is obviously fictional (e.g., a dog on Mars drinking a cocktail)<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 4. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Illustration<\/th>\n                <td><b>No<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>AI illustrations do not depict reality<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 5. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>Mixed Media (AI + Photo)<\/th>\n                <td><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>AI image montages do not reflect reality<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 6. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Portrait Retouching<\/th>\n                <td><b>No<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>As long as the AI retouching involves cosmetic corrections<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 7. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Video<\/th>\n                <td><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>Except that the AI video is obviously fiction<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 8. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>AI Audio<\/th>\n                <td><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>With AI audio, it\u2019s almost impossible to tell the difference between reality and fiction<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <!-- 9. Zeile -->\n            <tr>\n                <th>Deepfake<\/th>\n                <td><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n                <td>Requires the utmost transparency; may result in legal action; we strongly advise against it!<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f56ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a0f56ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5eead2 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f5eead2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#00\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb6615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1bb6615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"08\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcd6f6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dcd6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Transparency as a Quality Indicator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7ea60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7ea60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Synthetic media have become part of our everyday lives\u2014and they\u2019re here to stay. So let\u2019s not kid ourselves:<\/h5><p>The use of AI is ubiquitous, and most people have already created content with the help of AI.<\/p><p>If we all play fair and respect transparency requirements, we\u2019ll all benefit from the amazing technological possibilities that AI offers us. <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">When in doubt, it\u2019s always better and more honest to label content rather than take an unnecessary risk.<\/span><\/p><p>Most AI-generated images already contain an invisible watermark that can be detected using special software. <span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">It\u2019s safe to assume that, in the future, web crawlers will automatically scan websites for AI-generated content and the corresponding labelling\u2014and penalize those who fail to comply with the labelling requirement.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>That\u2019s why our clear recommendation to everyone is: It\u2019s better to be generous in complying with the AI labelling requirement than to regret it 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