
The EU AI Act's December 2 Deadline: What Marketers Must Know About AI Content Watermarking
The EU AI Act’s December 2, 2026, deadline mandates that brands using generative AI for marketing in European markets must implement compliant disclosure infrastructure for AI-generated content. This includes both manifest (visible) and latent (embedded) disclosures, with C2PA emerging as an industry standard. Non-compliance carries significant penalties. Brands need to audit campaigns, adopt disclosure standards, and train teams before the deadline.

