EU tells firms to label AI-generated content from Sunday
Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labeled from Sunday, August 2, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in to make sure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake. The EU's comprehensive AI law enters into force in stages. From Sunday, companies must ensure their AI systems like chatbots make it clear to users they are AI, or when an image or text has been created using AI, there must be a label saying so.
- ▪Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labeled from Sunday, August 2, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in to make sure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see
- ▪The EU's comprehensive AI law enters into force in stages.
- ▪From Sunday, companies must ensure their AI systems like chatbots make it clear to users they are AI, or when an image or text has been created using AI, there must be a label saying so.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Made by AI? EU tells firms to stick a label on it from Aug 2 — Straits Times — World
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Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labeled from Sunday, August 2, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in to make sure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake. The EU's comprehensive AI law enters into force in stages. From Sunday, companies must ensure their AI systems like chatbots make it clear to users they are AI, or when an image or text has been created using AI, there must be a label saying so. This can be done by integrating watermarks and other markers to allow the easy detection of AI-generated content. Firms face large fines if they don't comply.
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