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Deepfake (AI Act)

Summary of the official sources · checked 20 October 2026 · Not legal advice.

AI-generated or manipulated image, audio or video content that resembles existing persons, places or events and would falsely appear to be authentic (Art. 3(60) AI Act). Article 50(4) requires disclosing it. Separately, from 2 December 2026 Article 5(1)(ba) AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744) prohibits AI systems that generate or manipulate realistic intimate material of an identifiable person without that person’s explicit consent.

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