AI Act: new prohibitions and the end of the transition period for marking outputs

From 2 December 2026 AI for non-consensual intimate content and CSAM is prohibited; the transition period for marking ends.

AWhat changed

The omnibus (Regulation 2026/1744) added to Article 5 of the AI Act a prohibition of systems intended to create non-consensual intimate content and child sexual abuse material. On the same day, the transition period for machine-readable marking of synthetic content ends for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

BWhen

2 December 2026.

CWho it affects

Providers and deployers of generative AI systems (image, video, audio, text).

DWhat to do

If you provide a generative tool, check your technical solution for machine-readable marking of outputs.
Review your safeguards against misuse of the tool for prohibited content.

Explanation

According to available summaries, the prohibition also covers deployers who use an AI system to create such content.

Sources

Last checked: 12 October 2026 · How we correct errors