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AI literacy (Article 4 AI Act): Questions and answers

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European Commission questions and answers, published May 2025, on the Article 4 AI literacy duty of the EU AI Act that applied from 2 February 2025. Deployers, including law firms that use AI systems in the EU, must take measures to support AI literacy for staff and others dealing with those systems.

Applies to
providers, firms, all
Effective
01 May 2025
Current version
May 2025 · 01 May 2025
Last verified
22 Sept 2026
Official text
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/faqs/ai-literacy-questions-answers

What the document requires

  • Article 4 applies to providers and deployers of any AI system, not only high-risk systems.
  • Literacy measures should take account of staff roles, technical knowledge, experience, education, training and context of use.
  • No mandatory training format or certification; organisations choose the approach and should document it.
  • National market surveillance authorities may consider AI literacy when enforcing other obligations.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
May 2025current2025-05-01First version recorded.official

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Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "AI literacy (Article 4 AI Act): Questions and answers" (European Commission, May 2025, 2025-05-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/eu/eu-commission-ai-literacy-qa (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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