Article 4

The AI literacy obligation under Art. 4

Since 2 February 2025, companies must ensure that everyone working with AI systems on their behalf has a sufficient level of AI literacy.

What does Article 4 say?

Article 4 requires providers and deployers of AI systems to take measures so that their staff — and other people operating or using AI systems on their behalf — have sufficient "AI literacy". Technical knowledge, experience, education, the specific context of use and the people affected must be taken into account.

Important: this obligation is not limited to high-risk AI. It applies in principle to every company that uses AI systems — from the marketing team using a text AI to the HR department.

What does "sufficient AI literacy" mean?

Employees should understand — appropriate to their role:

how AI systems work in principle and where their limits lie;
what opportunities and risks exist (e.g. errors, bias, "hallucinations");
how to critically assess and verify results;
which legal and ethical frameworks — in particular the EU AI Act — apply.

How do you prove compliance?

The law does not prescribe a specific format — what matters is that the measures are appropriate and demonstrable. A documented training with a quiz and an individual certificate has proven effective. That is exactly what our EU AI Act training offers: compact, practical content, a personal certificate and an automatic audit trail as a Vanta-compatible ISO 27001 report. View all pricing and billing options on the pricing page.

Three steps to implementation

Record AI use in the company and assign roles.
Train employees appropriately to their role — in their language.
Document participation and outcome verifiably.

Prove AI literacy View all deadlines

Information, not legal advice.