One training day versus a programme that stays current

We already did an AI training. The summer of 2026 is why that sentence has a shelf life.

A one-off training is not a mistake. It creates shared vocabulary, it gets the topic on the agenda, and for a while it genuinely covers you. The catch is not quality but time: the material was true on the day it was given, and the law kept moving after that.

What actually moved, with dates

On 27 July 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 rewrote Article 4: it now asks for measures that support AI literacy, and explicitly not for a guaranteed individual level. Training material built on the old wording overstates the duty.
On 2 August 2026, Article 50 transparency started to apply, and it was not deferred. A course from spring 2026 that treated it as a future deadline now describes the past.
The standalone high-risk obligations of Annex III moved to 2 December 2027. Material teaching the old August 2026 date now has the timeline wrong in the other direction.

None of this is an argument we invented: it is three dated changes, and any training given before them teaches at least one outdated position today. The full log, with the content each change sent back for review, is public.

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What a one-off does well

Momentum: a day with everyone in the room puts AI on the agenda like nothing else.
A shared baseline vocabulary across teams.
A visible, budgetable first step.

What an ongoing programme adds

New people are covered when they arrive, not at the next annual session.
When a role or a system changes, the route changes with it.
When the law changes, the affected material is named, reviewed and refreshed, and the record shows who has seen the current version.
The evidence file builds continuously instead of being reconstructed before an audit.

The honest test for your last training

Take the slides or the module from your last AI training and check three things: does it describe Article 4 as a duty to guarantee a literacy level, does it treat Article 50 as upcoming, and does it date high-risk obligations to August 2026? Each yes means people are still being onboarded with material the law has left behind.

See what a current programme looks like for your organisation

The 5-minute scan maps your AI use to the roles around it and shows which parts of your evidence age fastest.

AI Act evidence routes

Pick the route that matches your AI Act evidence question.

Focused pages per question: from mandatory Article 4 literacy and training records to sector evidence and an audit-ready dossier.

Classroom vs e-learning

Classroom AI training or e-learning for Article 4? Compare reach, evidence and depth, and see why a hybrid model usually works best for AI literacy.

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AI course vs. Article 4 program

A standalone AI course is not Article 4 evidence. See the difference with a role-based program that links training to role, risk, and demonstrable evidence.

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AI literacy training records

Document completion, scores, validity, refresh cadence, and management evidence.

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AI literacy evidence dossier

The evidence chain from role and use case to scenario practice, scores, certificates, and reporting.

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What actually moved, with dates

On 27 July 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 rewrote Article 4: it now asks for measures that support AI literacy, and explicitly not for a guaranteed individual level. Training material built on the old wording overstates the duty.

On 2 August 2026, Article 50 transparency started to apply, and it was not deferred. A course from spring 2026 that treated it as a future deadline now describes the past.

The standalone high-risk obligations of Annex III moved to 2 December 2027. Material teaching the old August 2026 date now has the timeline wrong in the other direction.

See the evidence log

What an ongoing programme adds

New people are covered when they arrive, not at the next annual session.

When a role or a system changes, the route changes with it.

When the law changes, the affected material is named, reviewed and refreshed, and the record shows who has seen the current version.

The evidence file builds continuously instead of being reconstructed before an audit.

The honest test for your last training