Does the AI Act also apply to small organisations?

This applies now

• Article 4: AI literacyApplicable
• Article 50: transparencyApplicable

Coming up

• Annex III: high-risk AIfrom 2 December 2027

The AI Act has no general exemption based on size: what applies depends on what the system does and which role you hold, not on your headcount. There are reliefs for small organisations, such as simplified technical documentation and priority access to regulatory sandboxes. AI literacy applies regardless of size.

Your first actions

1. 1Take role- and context-specific AI literacy measures. Determine for each role, system and context which combination of instruction, guidance, practice or training is appropriate.
2. 2Implement the applicable disclosure, marking or label. First determine which paragraph of Article 50 applies, then implement the specific transparency measure.
3. 3Justify the Article 6(3) exception against each individual condition. Name which of the four Article 6(3) conditions you invoke, with facts, and separately justify why the system poses no significant risk of harm to health, safety or fundamental rights and does not materially influence the outcome of decision making.