Does EU AI Act Article 50 apply to machine-translated content?

Article 50 sets transparency obligations for AI-generated text. Whether machine or AI translation counts as AI-generated text is legally unresolved, but Article 50(4) exempts AI-generated text that has undergone human review with editorial responsibility.

How do I make AI-translated content Article 50(4) ready?

Put a human review step before AI/MT-translated content is published, and keep a record of who reviewed what, when, and at what confidence, that you can produce on demand.

When do the Article 50 transparency rules apply?

The EU AI Act Article 50 transparency obligations apply from 2 August 2026.

EU AI Act · Article 50

Is your AI-translated content Article 50 ready?

From 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules apply to AI-generated content. Article 50(4) exempts AI-generated text that has undergone human review with editorial responsibility. Answer three questions to see where your localization stands.

Guidance, not legal advice. Read the background and the workflow guide.

1.Do you use AI or machine translation for any user-facing strings?

2.Is there a human review step before AI/MT-translated content is published?

3.Do you keep a record of who reviewed each AI/MT translation, when, and at what confidence?

A review workflow with a provenance trail is the exemption mechanism

Locize's human-review workflow records who reviewed each AI/MT translation, when, and at what AI confidence, and exports an auditor-ready provenance record. That is exactly the human review and editorial responsibility Article 50(4) describes.

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