Governance

AI Watermarking

Definition

Techniques that embed imperceptible signals into AI-generated content—text, images, audio, or video—enabling later verification of AI origin. The EU AI Act requires providers of GPAI systems used to generate synthetic content to apply machine-readable watermarks.

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Deepfake Detection

AI-powered methods for identifying media—images, video, audio—that have been synthetically generated or manipulated using generative AI. Deepfake detection is increasingly important for trust infrastructure in elections, financial services, and media.

AI Transparency

The principle that AI systems, their capabilities, limitations, and decision-making processes should be understandable to affected users, deployers, and regulators. The EU AI Act mandates transparency obligations at multiple risk tiers, from simple chatbot disclosure to full technical documentation for high-risk systems.

GPAI (General Purpose AI)

General Purpose AI models—such as large language models—that can be adapted to a wide range of tasks. Under the EU AI Act, GPAI providers must publish technical documentation, comply with copyright law, and publish summaries of training data. GPAI models with systemic risk face additional requirements.

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Eu Ai Act Compliance

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