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Does ReadSpeaker trigger an EU AI Act Article 50 duty?
by ReadSpeaker
Verdict — duty applies
Article 50(1) — tell people they're interacting with AI
This tool puts an AI in direct contact with your visitors. Article 50(1) of the EU AI Act requires that people are informed they are interacting with an AI system — clearly, and no later than the first interaction — unless it's already obvious to a reasonably informed person.
Voice & speech: where this tool sits
Text-to-speech, voice cloning, speech recognition. Synthetic audio carries the marking duty, and cloned voices of real people are deepfakes with an explicit disclosure obligation.
A cloned or synthetic voice that could be mistaken for a real person is exactly what Article 50(4) was written for.
What you must show
- A visible notice at or before the first exchange — on the widget itself, not in a footer.
- Plain wording: say it's an AI assistant, not a euphemism.
- A route to a human where one exists — it strengthens trust and the disclosure.
A disclosure you can adapt
“You're chatting with an AI assistant (ReadSpeaker). Ask to be transferred to a person at any time.”
The Klarvo WordPress plugin renders clause-correct notices like this automatically for the tools it detects.
How Klarvo finds ReadSpeaker
The Klarvo detection registry recognises ReadSpeaker by its WordPress plugin signature (“readspeaker”), the scripts and objects it places on your pages (cdn1.readspeaker.com, ReadSpeaker), the interface elements it renders (2 known signatures) and cookies it sets (ReadSpeaker). Detection confidence in the registry: high. The registry updates weekly as new AI tools appear — installs pick the update up automatically.
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More voice & speech in the registry
This page describes the typical Article 50 position for ReadSpeaker as catalogued in the Klarvo detection registry on the basis of its public signature, and is not legal advice for your specific deployment. Deadline for Article 50 duties: 2 August 2026. See the plain-English Article 50 guide.