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First Take: EU AI Act Transparency Rules Demand Broader Actions Than Expected From GC

Gartner · · International · AI Governance

Gartner analysis finds that the EU AI Act's transparency requirements are placing broader obligations on general counsel than many legal teams anticipated, suggesting the compliance burden extends well beyond straightforward disclosure rules.

Why this matters: Legal teams that assumed the EU AI Act was mostly a technical problem for engineers are getting a harder look at what transparency actually demands. General counsel are now on the hook for decisions about what gets disclosed, to whom, and when. That is a governance role, not just a legal review. Companies that planned narrowly around documentation and labeling may find they need to rebuild how they track AI use across the business before the rules fully kick in.

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