EU AI Act · Article 50 · Live since 2 Aug 2026
Is Your AI Chatbot EU-Legal?
The 60-second Article 50 checklist — for US SaaS & AI founders whose chatbots, assistants, or AI features reach users in the EU.
Built by a former in-house EU legal counsel (4 years) who also reads the code — so this checks what a regulator and your codebase actually show, not a generic template.
The EU AI Act's transparency rules (Article 50) have applied since 2 August 2026 — they are live right now, with no grace period. If people in the EU use your product, they can reach your US company today, and most founders don't know they're already exposed. Non-compliance falls under the AI Act's fine regime — up to €15,000,000 or 3% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher (Article 99(4)); for SMEs and start-ups, the lower of the two applies — but “lower” is still a number that ends a runway.
How to read it: Questions 1–3 and 7–8 apply to every AI chatbot. Questions 4–6 only apply if you use generated media, emotion/biometric inference, or deepfakes — if you don't, they don't count against you. But a single "No" or "Not sure" on the core five means you are at least partly exposed.
Nature of this document. This is a compliance instrument (a self-assessment) to support your EU AI Act / GDPR readiness. It does NOT constitute legal advice, a legal opinion, or representation reserved to licensed attorneys, and does not replace advice from a qualified lawyer for case-specific interpretation. Items marked UNCERTAIN require expert confirmation.