EU · binding regulation
EU AI Act
EU-AIA-2024
Treatment of Transparency Obligations
governsArts. 13, 50 (transparency obligations)
Primary source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Comparative jurisdictional memo · Transparency Obligations
EU AI Act vs Interim Measures for Generative AI Service Management
Verdict: divergesDownload PDF
EU-AIA-2024 — coverage across 24 topics
governs13implicit6silent5conflicts0of 24 cells
Color = verdict, height = confidence. One tick per topic.
CN-GENAI-2023 — coverage across 24 topics
governs7implicit4silent12conflicts1of 24 cells
Color = verdict, height = confidence. One tick per topic.
CN · binding regulation
Interim Measures for Generative AI Service Management
CN-GENAI-2023
Where these two regimes diverge
15 of 24 topics differ; 9 agree.
- Biometric IdentificationEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- Catastrophic & Existential RiskEU-AIA-2024implicitCN-GENAI-2023silent
- AI in EmploymentEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- AI in HealthcareEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- AI in Criminal JusticeEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- AI in EducationEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- Compute-Threshold ReportingEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
- Transparency ObligationsEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023conflicts
- Training-Data RightsEU-AIA-2024implicitCN-GENAI-2023governs
- Open-Weight Frontier ReleaseEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023implicit
- Environmental Impact of AI TrainingEU-AIA-2024implicitCN-GENAI-2023silent
- Sovereign AI DoctrineEU-AIA-2024silentCN-GENAI-2023governs
- Technological SovereigntyEU-AIA-2024implicitCN-GENAI-2023governs
- Development-Rights FramingsEU-AIA-2024silentCN-GENAI-2023implicit
- National Security Carveouts in AI RegulationEU-AIA-2024governsCN-GENAI-2023silent
What this comparison shows
On the topic of Transparency Obligations, EU AI Act is classified as governs and Interim Measures for Generative AI Service Management as conflicts. The editorial verdict is diverges. The two regimes take measurably different positions; this is a likely site of jurisdictional friction for cross-border deployers and a candidate for inclusion in harmonisation-track discussions.
Contested question: Does transparency disclosure (model cards, training-data summaries) actually reduce bias / misuse / accidents? Selbst & Barocas (2019) argue disclosure ≠ fairness; regulators assume it helps.
Bibliography
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — EU AI Act.
- CAC Order No. 15 — Interim Measures for Generative AI Service Management.
- Policy Window — Transparency Obligations (cross-jurisdiction topic article with full 26-instrument coverage matrix).