EU AI Act Mandates Watermarks for Models: Up to 3% Revenue Fine for Non-compliance
koltregaskes · x · 2026-08-12
The post details the EU's mandatory watermarking requirements and compliance deadlines for AI model providers:
- Mandatory Scope: All AI model providers must add watermarks. Models released before August 2nd must comply by December 2nd. Open weights models are encouraged but not strictly mandated; however, building a service around them makes the developer a 'provider' subject to the rule.
- xAI Absent: Every major Western AI lab, including OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Anthropic, has signed the EU's voluntary code of practice, with xAI being the sole exception.
- Severe Penalties: If companies like xAI fail to meet the legal watermarking requirements by December 2nd, they face fines of up to €15 million or 3% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
Related event: EU AI Act Mandates Watermarks for LLM Outputs(4 posts)→
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