What is the Article 4 AI literacy obligation?

Choose measures suited to the work

Someone checking an AI-generated legal reference needs different guidance from someone drafting a low-risk internal note. Identify the systems people use, the consequences of mistakes and the checks expected before outputs are relied upon. Training can be part of that approach, alongside guidance, supervised practice and access to advice. The Commission does not impose one universal course, examination or certification scheme.

Keep a useful record

Record the audience, topics, dates and reasons for the measures chosen, and review them as tools or responsibilities change. The Commission says there is no requirement to measure every employee's knowledge or appoint a particular AI governance officer to meet Article 4. Its guidance also distinguishes high-risk human-oversight training from general literacy. Do not describe an Acuity workshop certificate as regulatory approval or claim that attendance alone guarantees compliance.

Reviewed 4 October 2026. Sources: Commission AI Act overview and timetable, classification, deployer duties, literacy guidance and AI Office of Ireland.