EU AI Act glossary · Obligations· Art. 4
AI literacy
Article 4 requires providers and deployers to ensure that staff and others operating or using AI systems on their behalf have a sufficient level of AI literacy. It has applied since 2 February 2025 and cuts across all risk tiers.
AI literacy means the skills, knowledge and understanding to deploy AI systems informedly and to be aware of the opportunities, risks and possible harms. In practice it is a training and awareness programme.
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