Julian Peer Freitag presenting "How AI is Affecting Marketing & Business" to a room of participants at a Layer One briefing

FREE LIVE BRIEFING FOR DECISION-MAKERS

EU AI Act, Article 4: what your company must now be able to prove

60 minutes of plain talk for management, IT, HR and data protection: who the AI-literacy obligation applies to, which measure counts as appropriate and how you document it.

60 minutes · online via Google Meet · date of your choice

Several dates to choose from including at short notice.

Julian Peer Freitag presenting "How AI is Affecting Marketing & Business" to a room of participants at a Layer One briefing

FREE LIVE BRIEFING FOR DECISION-MAKERS

EU AI Act, Article 4: what your company must now be able to prove

60 minutes of plain talk for management, IT, HR and data protection: who the AI-literacy obligation applies to, which measure counts as appropriate and how you document it.

60 minutes · online via Google Meet · date of your choice

Several dates to choose from including at short notice.

  • Free, no obligation to buy

  • Date in your calendar straight away incl. Meet link

  • 60 minutes, 15 of them for your questions

  • Aligned with the published authority guidance on Article 4 all sources disclosed

  • Free, no obligation to buy

  • Date in your calendar straight away incl. Meet link

  • 60 minutes, 15 of them for your questions

  • Aligned with the published authority guidance on Article 4 all sources disclosed

For Management

Clarify liability

Who is responsible in the company and for what.

For HR & L&D

Prove training

Which employees need to be trained.

For IT & Compliance

Set up documentation

What you must be able to present in an audit.

YOUR OUTCOME

YOUR OUTCOME

Make the next decisions.

Make the next decisions.

You’ll know what your company needs to do now.

You’ll know what your company needs to do now.

  • Clarify if you’re affected

    Clarify if you’re affected

    Is your company affected by Article 4?

    Is your company affected by Article 4?

  • Understand your obligations

    Understand your obligations

    What the EU AI Act specifically requires

    What the EU AI Act specifically requires

  • Documentation

    Documentation

    Which records make sense.

    Which records make sense.

  • Roadmap

    Roadmap

    Concrete next steps after 60 minutes

    Concrete next steps after 60 minutes

  • Documentation

    Documentation

    Which records make sense.

    Which records make sense.

  • Roadmap

    Roadmap

    Concrete next steps after 60 minutes

    Concrete next steps after 60 minutes

  • Clarify if you’re affected

    Clarify if you’re affected

    Is your company affected by Article 4?

    Is your company affected by Article 4?

  • Understand your obligations

    Understand your obligations

    What the EU AI Act specifically requires

    What the EU AI Act specifically requires

OFFICIAL GUIDANCE

OFFICIAL GUIDANCE

What the responsible authorities say

What the responsible authorities say

The bodies named have not reviewed, endorsed or recommended Layer One’s offering. The guidance papers quoted serve as orientation and are not binding instructions.

The bodies named have not reviewed, endorsed or recommended Layer One’s offering. The guidance papers quoted serve as orientation and are not binding instructions.

CONTENT

CONTENT

What the 60 minutes cover

What the 60 minutes cover

What Article 4 requires and what it explicitly does not require.

Who has to be included: people who actually work with AI systems, including contractors and service providers.

Which formats qualify from self-directed learning to workshops and multi-stage programmes.

What documentation looks like that holds up in an audit: type of measure, scope, people who took part.

What the planned Digital Omnibus is likely to change in the wording of Article 4 and what that means for your planning.

Your questions, answered live.

Julian Peer Freitag on an Alumni Talk panel discussing how AI is changing markets and business models

ABOUT US

Why Layer One

Implementation partner, not a substitute for a law firm: we translate the requirement into measures that work in day-to-day operations.

Implementation partner, not a substitute for a law firm: we translate the requirement into measures that work in day-to-day operations.

Active in the digitalisation of mid-sized companies since 2021.

Every statement of substance is backed by a source and a date, and is updated when the law changes.

Julian Peer Freitag

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Layer One GmbH

Talks on AI in business practice, including at Zeppelin University and BSP Business & Law School.

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Julian Peer Freitag on an Alumni Talk panel discussing how AI is changing markets and business models

ABOUT US

Why Layer One

Implementation partner, not a substitute for a law firm: we translate the requirement into measures that work in day-to-day operations.

Implementation partner, not a substitute for a law firm: we translate the requirement into measures that work in day-to-day operations.

Active in the digitalisation of mid-sized companies since 2021.

Every statement of substance is backed by a source and a date, and is updated when the law changes.

Julian Peer Freitag

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Layer One GmbH

Talks on AI in business practice, including at Zeppelin University and BSP Business & Law School.

Co-Founder & Managing Director

AGENDA

How the session runs

60 minutes, starting on time, ending on time.

0–5 min

Context: what has applied since 2 February 2025

Context: what has applied since 2 August 2026

5–20 min

Who is affected: who in your company is meant

20–35 min

Appropriateness: which measure fits which role

35–45 min

Proof: what you should document

45–60 min

Your questions

AFTER 60 MINUTES

AFTER 60 MINUTES

What you leave the briefing with

What you leave the briefing with

01

An assessment of which groups of people in your company are affected.

01

An assessment of which groups of people in your company are affected.

02

A yardstick for what makes a measure appropriate.

02

A yardstick for what makes a measure appropriate.

03

A structure for documenting your measures.

03

A structure for documenting your measures.

04

The implementation checklist as a roadmap available live in the briefing only.

04

The implementation checklist as a roadmap available live in the briefing only.

05

Answers to your specific questions.

05

Answers to your specific questions.

No sales pitch. If you would like to work with us afterwards, we will tell you at the end how that works.

No sales pitch. If you would like to work with us afterwards, we will tell you at the end how that works.

60 minutes · online · date of your choice

60 minutes · online · date of your choice

IN DETAIL

IN DETAIL

What Article 4 actually requires

What Article 4 actually requires

For anyone who wants the detail.

For anyone who wants the detail.

Wording and scope

Who has to be included

What is not required

What documentation should contain

Planned change through the Digital Omnibus

SUMMARY

In short

Article 4 does not prescribe a particular training but it does require an appropriate measure and proof of it. In 60 free minutes you will learn who it affects in your company, what counts as appropriate and how you document it.

Free · Several dates to choose from · 60 minutes · online via Google Meet

SUMMARY

In short

Article 4 does not prescribe a particular training but it does require an appropriate measure and proof of it. In 60 free minutes you will learn who it affects in your company, what counts as appropriate and how you document it.

Free · Several dates to choose from · 60 minutes · online via Google Meet

GOOD TO KNOW

GOOD TO KNOW

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What does the briefing cost?

Is it enough if our staff teach themselves?

Do we need a certificate?

Does this apply to us if we only use ChatGPT?

Is this legal advice?

Can I bring colleagues?

What happens after I register?

None of the dates work for me.

Do I have to switch my camera on?

What happens to my data?

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TRANSPARENCY

TRANSPARENCY

Legal basis and sources

Legal basis and sources

All statements of substance on this page rest on the publicly available documents below. Status: 28 July 2026.

All statements of substance on this page rest on the publicly available documents below. Status: 28 July 2026.

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), Article 4 AI literacy. Retrieved on 28 July 2026.

Bundesnetzagentur

Bundesnetzagentur, “KI-Kompetenzen nach Artikel 4 KI-Verordnung”, guidance paper, June 2025. The guidance serves orientation only and does not constitute binding instructions or interpretations. Retrieved on 28 July 2026.

BeKI / BAköV

BeKI (Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation) and BAköV (Federal Ministry of the Interior), “Kompetenzaufbau gemäß Art. 4 AI Act (KI-VO) Hinweise für Grundlagen-Schulungen”, website status 26 September 2025. The paper is addressed to the federal administration. The general remarks on Art. 4 and Art. 26 AI Act are transferable, the internal administrative rules and offerings are not. Retrieved on 28 July 2026.

Layer One is not a legal adviser. The content of this page does not replace legal advice in individual cases. None of the bodies named has reviewed, endorsed or recommended Layer One’s offering.

Layer One is not a legal adviser. The content of this page does not replace legal advice in individual cases. None of the bodies named has reviewed, endorsed or recommended Layer One’s offering.