EU regulatory register · AI Act
Article 4AI literacy
CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter I
Short answer
Providers and deployers of AI systems shall take measures to ensure, to their best extent, a sufficient level of AI literacy of their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems on their behalf, taking into account their technical knowledge, experience, education and training and the context the AI systems are to be used in, …
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AI Act in short
Some AI uses are banned, high-risk AI requires risk management and human oversight, and deployers must ensure AI literacy.
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Official text
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Providers and deployers of AI systems shall take measures to ensure, to their best extent, a sufficient level of AI literacy of their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems on their behalf, taking into account their technical knowledge, experience, education and training and the context the AI systems are to be used in, and considering the persons or groups of persons on whom the AI systems are to be used.
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Knowledge card
- Applies
- provider-or-deployer: Take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy among staff and others operating or using AI systems on their behalf, taking account of their knowledge, experience, education and context of use.
- Risk if ignored
- medium
- What to do
- Take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy among staff and others operating or using AI systems on their behalf, taking account of their knowledge, experience, education and context of use.
- Deadline
- Applies since 2 February 2025; amended wording applies from 27 July 2026. No dedicated fine in Article 99; enforcement follows national law.
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Obligations, actions and sanctions
Article 4 · Role: provider-or-deployer
Take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy among staff and others operating or using AI systems on their behalf, taking account of their knowledge, experience, education and context of use.
Deadline: Applies since 2 February 2025; amended wording applies from 27 July 2026. No dedicated fine in Article 99; enforcement follows national law.
Decision chain (JSON)
Sanction: Administrative fine: prohibited practices up to EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover; other obligations up to EUR 15 million or 3 %; incorrect information up to EUR 7.5 million or 1 %. For general-purpose AI models the Commission (AI Office) decides, up to EUR 15 million or 3 %.
Summary of the obligation in the register; the official language versions on EUR-Lex are authoritative. Source: NovaCopilot
Risk, sanction and outcome
Art. 4 · provider-or-deployer
Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine · Authority: Market surveillance authority
Decisions applying the provision: none in the register
Full chain (JSON)
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