EU AI Act Article 4(1) — AI literacy (amended 2026)
Take context-sensitive measures to support AI literacy development among staff and persons operating AI systems on your behalf
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 4(1) — AI literacy (amended 2026)
Instrument: EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
Citation: Article 4(1), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 Article 1(5)
Text version: Amended Article 4(1): Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 Article 1(5), OJ 24.7.2026
Checked against the source: 6 September 2026
Who it applies to
AI system in scope of the Act (Art. 2) — all of these:
- Service deploys AI systems in a professional capacity
…unless:
- AI Act scope exclusion is used exclusively for military, defence or national-security purposes or developed and used solely for scientific research and development
- Art. 2(3): the Regulation 'does not apply to AI systems where and in so far as they are placed on the market, put into service, or used with or without modification exclusively for military, defence or national security purposes'. (AI Act Art. 2(3))
- Art. 2(6): the Regulation 'does not apply to AI systems or AI models, including their output, specifically developed and put into service for the sole purpose of scientific research and development'. (AI Act Art. 2(6))
Scope in the source's own terms
- Art. 2(1): the AI system is placed on the market or put into service in the Union, or the provider/deployer is established in the Union, or the output produced by the system is used in the Union
- Art. 4: the duty binds 'providers and deployers of AI systems' alike, at every risk tier — there is no high-risk precondition
What engineering work it implies
- AI Literacy Programme (Role Matrix + Training Record)Covers it fully
A lightweight process pattern for Article 4: a role matrix saying what each role must understand, a training record per person, and a gate that ties the oversight...
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Staff and persons operating or using AI systems on the organisation's behalf are identified
- Measures take account of their knowledge, experience, education and training, the use context and affected people or groups
- Measures supporting literacy development are implemented and documented with their contextual basis
- The evidence does not claim a guaranteed literacy level for any individual
- Any certification, renewal period or restriction on decision authority is labelled as an organisational policy or separately sourced oversight control
Evidence an auditor expects
- Training recordDocument review
Landfall evidence request: measures supporting AI literacy development for staff and persons acting on the organisation's behalf
Describe the measures actually taken and their contextual basis under amended Article 4(1): knowledge, experience, education, training, use context and affected people. Records may evidence guidance or other support as well as training. No specific individual literacy level, certification, annual renewal or personal completion database is prescribed by Article 4; minimise personal data in the evidence
- Policy documentDocument review
Landfall supporting evidence: literacy development plan for the population in scope
Record the population, relevant context, selected support measures and responsible owner. A written plan is an implementation aid, not a statutory format or guarantee that each individual attains a specific literacy level
Questions people ask
- Does EU AI Act Article 4(1) — AI literacy (amended 2026) apply to my service?
- It applies when Service deploys AI systems in a professional capacity. It does not apply where AI Act scope exclusion is used exclusively for military, defence or national-security purposes or developed and used solely for scientific research and development.
- When does this become enforceable?
- EU AI Act Article 4(1) — AI literacy (amended 2026) is enforceable from 27 July 2026. Its current status is: in force.
- What evidence does an auditor expect?
- Landfall evidence request: measures supporting AI literacy development for staff and persons acting on the organisation's behalf; Landfall supporting evidence: literacy development plan for the population in scope.
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