Guidelines on the implementation of the transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of the AI Act — C(2026) 5054 final, Annex

(56) Article 50(2) AI Act applies if several cumulative conditions are fulfilled:

i. The system must qualify as an AI system;

ii. The AI system must be capable of generating or manipulating synthetic content;

iii. The content must be in one or more of the following modalities: audio, image, video or text;

iv. The AI system must not fall within any of the following exceptions: (1) the AI system performs an assistive function for standard editing; (2) the AI system does not substantially alter the input data provided by the deployer or the semantics thereof; or (3) the AI system is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences.