AI-generated community information – editorial review, AI text labeling and Article 50.4 | Word/PDF/Excel

Do you publish AI-generated texts about public health, consumer safety, the environment, public services, or other matters of general interest? The EU AI Act (EU) 2024/1689 contains a specific transparency rule in Article 50.4 for AI-generated or AI-manipulated texts published to inform the public about such matters. This specialized product helps companies, associations, communicators, and editorial teams document fact-checking, editorial responsibility, any exceptions, disclosure statements, and corrections. The rule does not automatically apply to every AI text.

Quick facts: Five Swedish working documents, one Swedish user guide, and one English User Guide, each document in editable Word (DOCX) and searchable, printable PDF without interactive form fields. A Swedish-language Excel workbook with nine worksheets and 357 formulas is included. 7 independent documents × 2 formats + 1 XLSX = 15 customer files. Digital ZIP intended for delivery only after the product is manually activated.

What makes this template unique?

It is not just another general AI policy or AI influencer package. The material applies to the specific text track in Article 50.4 and provides a workflow at the publication level. The organization can verify who checked the facts, which sources were used, whether editorial responsibility exists, and on what basis an AI disclosure was provided or deemed exempt.

When is it suitable?

Example A – public information: An association publishes AI-written information about a public health issue. The applicability protocol helps assess whether it is a text published to inform the public about a matter of general interest. The reviewer needs to check factual claims against primary sources and document responsibility.

Example B – public web text: An organization summarizes an environmental regulation with AI and publishes the result. The source matrix is used to distinguish current regulations from proposals, older rules, and summarization errors. Example C – language polishing only: An internal document is language-checked with AI. The public text disclosure of Article 50.4 does not automatically follow from that use.

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All files and formats

Excel – nine worksheets

Excel contains Overview, Texts, Applicability, Sources, Factual Claims, Editorial Responsibility, Disclosures, Corrections, and Read Me. The workbook provides administrative control signals for, for example, registered texts, uncertain assessments, missing source references, questioned claims, missing disclosure after a manual labeling decision, and open corrections. The 357 formulas work with the user's own data. The delivered customer file contains no test texts or example persons and shows zero registered entries.

Important: An Excel cell can never determine whether the text legally concerns a matter of general interest or whether exceptions apply. A green signal is not a certification or regulatory review. The material is specially developed for traceability, human decisions, and follow-up.

How to use the templates

1. Choose a concrete AI-generated or AI-manipulated text and document the actual purpose, audience, and channel.
2. Assess in document 01 whether the text is published to inform the public about a matter of general interest.
3. Review important factual claims against current primary sources, document the corrections in document 02.
4. Establish actual editorial control, relevant substantive expertise, and responsibility in document 03.
5. Assess the special exceptions of the text rule; when disclosure is needed, use document 04 and check the first exposure.
6. Record approval, disclosure text, link, and basis in Excel; document correction upon discovery of an error with document 05.

Swedish application of the EU AI Act

Article 50.4: A professional user of an AI system that generates or manipulates text published to inform the public about matters of general interest shall, under specified conditions, disclose AI generation or manipulation. A special exception applies when the content has undergone substantive human review or editorial control and a natural or legal person has editorial responsibility for the publication. Spelling or formatting check alone is not sufficient as substantive review. Read Article 50 from the EU Commission.

Article 50.5: Relevant information shall be clear, distinguishable, and compliant with applicable accessibility requirements at the latest by the first exposure. Article 50 began to apply on August 2, 2026. A limited transition to December 2, 2026, for certain older systems applies to the provider's machine-readable labeling under Article 50.2, not a general postponement of the disclosure obligation for AI text under Article 50.4. See the Commission's questions and answers.

Role boundaries: The provider's technical responsibility for the AI system is something different from the publishing organization's text review and disclosure decision. Other legislation on data protection, copyright, marketing, and publication may apply depending on the situation. The template performs neither automatic legal review, fact-checking via the internet, nor regulatory reporting.

Frequently asked questions

Must all AI-generated articles be labeled?

No. Assess especially whether the text is AI-generated/manipulated and published for the purpose of informing the public about a matter of general interest. Also assess relevant substantive human review, editorial control, and responsibility.

Is it enough for an editor to click "Approve"?

Not as evidence of substantive fact-checking. The EU Commission's guidance expressly distinguishes substantive review from merely formal, linguistic, or procedural checks.

Can an association use the template?

Yes, if the association professionally publishes relevant AI-assisted information texts, the working material can be used as a basis, but the actual role and applicability must be assessed.

Can Excel determine whether the exception applies?

No, Excel documents manual assessments and signals possible gaps. It does not replace expert legal review and publication responsibility.

Are the PDF files fillable?

The PDF files are searchable and printable, but not interactive forms. The DOCX versions can be edited.

Can I get the working templates in English?

No. The five working documents and Excel are in Swedish; English User Guide provides English instructions for them.

Official sources and transparency

AI Act Article 50 · EU Commission questions and answers about Article 50 · EU Commission guidelines, published July 20, 2026, and updated November 5, 2026. Version 1.0, November 7, 2026. AI-assisted source review and technical file QA have been performed; no independent external legal review, EU certification, or regulatory approval has been performed.