AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules
Screengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub. Illustration: webView image in fullscreenScreengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub. “That distinction has been removed, so now almost everything gets labelled – a landscape in an advert is the same as a manipulated political speech.
- ▪Screengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub.
- ▪Illustration: webView image in fullscreenScreengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub.
- ▪“That distinction has been removed, so now almost everything gets labelled – a landscape in an advert is the same as a manipulated political speech.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/31/ai-labels-to-be-compulsory-on-authentic-looking-content-under-eu-rules |
| Publication time | Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:46:28 GMT |
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Screengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub. Illustration: webView image in fullscreenScreengrab of an AI-generated image of the French president, Emanuel Macron, dancing in a 1980s nightclub. Illustration: webAI (artificial intelligence)AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rulesCompanies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look realJennifer Rankin in BrusselsFri 31 Jul 2026 05.46 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 05.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFrom apparently conspiring to steal elections to abusing staff or performing embarrassing dance moves, the last few years have seen plenty of fake content made about…
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