AI literacy under Article 4 EU AI Act.

Compact compliance training to fulfil the AI literacy duty in EU AI Act Article 4. Covers fundamentals, the legal frame, risks, permitted use cases and reporting duties. Audit-ready participation records included.

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Why this training

Four reasons to act on the duty now.

01

Mandatory since February 2025

Article 4 EU AI Act applies regardless of risk class or company size. As soon as AI is used in the company, the literacy duty applies.

02

Documented and legally sound

Participation is documented per person. Content is traceably aligned with Art. 4. In an audit case the evidence holds.

03

Broad audience

Suitable for everyone using AI systems or affected by them. No technical background required.

04

Annual refresher

Given how regulation keeps moving, we recommend an annual refresher. The training is built for it.

Workshop content

Six modules in half a day.

Block 01

What is AI? Basics and how it works

Machine learning, generative AI, large language models, without mathematical depth but with clear terminology.

  • Place machine learning, generative AI and LLMs without going into maths
  • Use terms like token, context window and hallucination with confidence
  • Describe the strengths and limits of current models realistically
Block 02

Legal frame: EU AI Act and ISO 42001

What the regulation requires from providers and operators.

  • Judge the scope of Art. 4 for your own role
  • Position ISO 42001 as a management-system frame
  • Tell provider obligations apart from operator obligations
Block 03

Risks and typical failure patterns

Hallucination, bias, manipulation through inputs, ageing knowledge.

  • Spot hallucination, bias and prompt manipulation in output
  • Treat knowledge cutoff and outdated training data as a risk
  • Check critical output systematically rather than accepting it blindly
Block 04

Permitted use cases

What I am allowed to do with AI, and what I deliberately do not.

  • Tell permitted AI use cases from prohibited ones in your workplace
  • Apply internal guidelines and do's & don'ts in daily work
  • Document edge cases and clarify them with supervisors
Block 05

Reporting duties and escalation

When to inform whom.

  • Document unusual AI behaviour in a structured way
  • Know and use the escalation paths inside the organisation
  • Place the role and responsibility of the AI officer correctly
Block 06

Questions & your own examples

Open exchange.

  • Bring in your own practical examples from daily work
  • Leave the training with concrete recommendations for action
  • Capture open points to feed back into your own organisation
Connection to the consulting offer

Art. 4 evidence as an entry point to the bigger package.

The literacy duty under Article 4 is just one building block. If you want to set up EU AI Act and ISO 42001 in full, the AI compliance consulting package provides the full frame, from executive briefing to governance design.

Learning outcomes

What participants can do after the module.

Name and classify the basic principles of AI systems
Recognise typical risks and failure patterns (hallucination, bias, drift)
Understand your own role within the EU AI Act
Correctly apply internal guidelines on AI use
Know and use the reporting paths for unusual AI behaviour
Communicate at eye level with compliance and governance
Audience
All employees with AI contact — up to 30 people per round
Duration
0.5 day · annual cadence recommended
Participants
up to 30 people
Format
Remote, on site or hybrid
Questions

What we are often asked.

Do all employees really need to take this training?

Art. 4 requires literacy for staff operating AI systems on behalf of the company or affected by them. In practice that covers nearly all knowledge workers, as soon as your company provides or internally uses AI applications. A broad rollout is the legally sound path.

How does this relate to the other AI governance trainings?

This training covers the basic Art. 4 evidence. The AI governance trainings go further, with role-appropriate formats for leadership, officers and employees. The Art. 4 course is the entry point, the governance trainings go deeper.

Does the training need to be repeated annually?

Art. 4 itself does not name an interval. Common and recommended is an annual refresher, to catch changes in regulation, internal policies and AI tools. We keep content up to date accordingly.

How is participation documented?

Each participant receives an individual participation record with date, content and duration. The documentation is audit-ready and can be filed into your existing training evidence system.

Can the training be tailored to our company?

Yes. Module 04 (permitted use cases) and Module 05 (reporting paths) build on your internal policies. If those are still missing, we recommend the upstream governance build-out from AI compliance consulting.

Fulfil the Art. 4 duty, compact and documented.

Half-day format, broadly applicable, with audit-ready participation records. Remote, on site or hybrid.

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