The EU AI Act is no longer a distant regulatory milestone, it is an active compliance obligation. Prohibitions took effect from February 2025, transparency rules are being phased in through 2026, and enforcement bodies are already operational.
According to Theta Lake, for organisations that have rolled out AI-powered collaboration tools such as copilots, meeting summarisers and chatbots, the gap between current practice and legal requirement already exists.
The regulation applies a risk-based structure, sorting AI systems into prohibited, high-risk, transparency-obligated and minimal-risk tiers. Most workplace AI tools, including generative assistants embedded in platforms such as Microsoft Teams Copilot, Zoom AI Companion and Webex AI Assistant, fall under Article 50’s transparency requirements.
This means users must be told when they are interacting with AI, and any synthetic content must be clearly labelled. Read the full article.
