AI ACT GUIDE
Updated 28 August 2026 · 6 min read
Article 50 checklist: AI chatbot in 15 minutes
Four boxes: homepage scan, notice next to the chat, Clairia re-scan, first load in the log. To act, not for an audit.
When someone searches “AI Act checklist” or “chatbot compliance”, they want boxes to tick, not a legal memo. This list is for a site with a support widget, not for a high-risk system.
Box 1 — Know what runs. A homepage scan detects known scripts (Crisp, Intercom, Tidio, HubSpot, Zendesk, Brevo, Tawk, Gorgias, ChatGPT embeds…). It will not see a custom agent loaded after login. Also write down the tools you know, one line per system in a register.
Box 2 — Notice visible when it opens. Short sentence, next to the chat. Not in the terms. On Crisp, a one-time reminder in the conversation as well as the banner.
Box 3 — Re-scan. The Clairia script must be detected on the homepage. Otherwise the notice is not where visitors arrive first.
Box 4 — Log. A dated script load. That is not “the visitor read it”. It is “the script was served that day”. Better than a PDF left in a Drive.
What this checklist does not cover: machine-readable marking of generated images (transition until 2 December 2026 for some systems already online), deepfakes, high-risk systems in 2027. Do not mix everything. For site chat, these four boxes are the first kilometre.
The path, in order
- 1
Scan
Analyse https://your-site.com. Read the findings, not only the number.
- 2
Notice
Enable the widget, paste w.js before </body>, open the chat on mobile.
- 3
Re-scan
Clairia should appear in the homepage findings.
- 4
Log
One page visit is enough to record the first day.
Frequent questions
- How long to get a chat “in order”?
- The visible gesture (notice when it opens) can be done the same day. The log fills as soon as the script is in production. It is still not a certification.
- What if the scan does not find my chatbot?
- It may load after JavaScript, on another page, or after login. Check with your eyes. The scanner only sees homepage HTML and ~30 signatures.
- Does the €49 PDF replace the widget?
- No. The PDF documents a state. The widget shows the notice and feeds the log. For a live chatbot, the widget is what the visitor sees.
General information, not legal advice.