Fact · Voice and AI
Under Article 50(1) of the EU AI Act, the duty to inform people that they are dealing with an AI does not apply where that is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“unless this is obvious from the point of view of a natural person who is reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect”
Article 50: Transparency Obligations for Providers and Deployers of Certain AI Systems, European Union, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU Artificial Intelligence Act), text mirror, 2024, Article 50, paragraph 1.
Open the original- What it measures
- The exception sits in the same paragraph as the duty to inform people they are interacting with an AI system. The text takes account of the circumstances and context of use.
- What it does not show
- It is a judgment about the context, not a blanket exemption for voice products. Count on needing a clear statement at the start of an agent call unless the context makes the AI nature plainly obvious. Check the official text on EUR-Lex.