"EU AI Act" Articles (9)

How AI Text Watermarks Work, and Why Claude Shipped Them Before ChatGPT

In August 2026, Claude began weaving an invisible watermark into generated text. The trigger is Article 50 of the EU AI Act. This piece walks through how token-level watermarks work, why ChatGPT and Grok have not shipped the same thing for text, and where the mark quietly fails.

2026-08-13Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

What the EU AI Act Actually Is — The First Thing Exporters to Europe Should Check

A plain-language guide to the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) written for export-control professionals with no background in AI regulation.

2026-08-01Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Security

Inside the EU AI Act "Simplification": Implementation Steps for Japanese Companies Using the Digital Omnibus 2026 and ISO/IEC 42001

Inside the EU AI Act "Simplification": Implementation Steps for Japanese Companies Using the Digital Omnibus 2026 and ISO/IEC 42001.

2026-06-08Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Security

AI Security Regulation & Certification Master Guide 2026: Region × Stance × Effective-Date Matrix for Japanese Priority Setting

Across this series I have written 10 country and region AI regulation pieces, 7 certification guides, 3 level-specific deep dives, and 2 incident analyses.

2026-05-20Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Security

EU AI Act After 2 August 2026: The Digital Omnibus and How Companies Responded

Two months after the 2 August 2026 general application date, the AI Office has sent its first information requests to more than 30 companies and about 190 organisations have signed the transparency code. What the Digital Omnibus (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744) moved, how companies responded, and what Japanese companies should do before year-end.

2026-05-20Ryuta Hamamoto

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Complete Guide: Where the EU AI Act Meets Export Control — The 2 August 2026 General Application Date and the Dual-Use Regulation Intersection

A beginner-friendly guide to where the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) meets the EU Dual-Use Regulation (Regulation 2021/821).

2026-05-20Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Security

EU AI Act General Application Date August 2, 2026: Fines up to €35M — Five Steps Japanese Companies Should Take Now

August 2, 2026 is the EU AI Act general application date: transparency obligations (Article 50) and the Commission's GPAI fining powers (Article 101) start to apply.

2026-05-15Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

AI Governance 2026: Five Category Leaders to Know Before the Regulatory Storm Hits

The era of "let's use AI to be more efficient" has quietly moved on. 2026 is the year we are being asked how we manage AI.

2026-05-11Ryuta Hamamoto

ZEROCK

EU AI Act, 2 August 2026 General Application: A Practical Fine-Avoidance Playbook for Japanese Enterprises Deploying GPAI Models

EU AI Act, 2 August 2026 General Application: A Practical Fine-Avoidance Playbook for Japanese Enterprises Deploying GPAI Models.

2026-04-28Ryuta Hamamoto