AI Food Photos and the EU AI Act: What Restaurants Must Do
Your menu has AI dish photos. A new EU rule says some of them need a label. Here's which ones, what the label must say, and how to do it without ruining your menu.
Practical guidance on AI transparency rules and what they mean for businesses that publish AI-generated content. This category covers the EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency obligations, the difference between what AI providers must do and what the businesses publishing AI images and videos must do, how to tell whether an AI image counts as a deepfake, and how to apply clear, visible disclosure labels across a website or a digital menu without hurting the customer experience. You'll find step-by-step processes for auditing existing AI imagery, choosing consistent labelling wording and placement, documenting your process, and keeping disclosure part of your ongoing publishing workflow. Written for restaurant operators, hospitality groups and small businesses rather than lawyers — plain language, sourced from the official European Commission guidance, and updated as national enforcement takes shape across member states. Practical guidance, not legal advice.
Your menu has AI dish photos. A new EU rule says some of them need a label. Here's which ones, what the label must say, and how to do it without ruining your menu.
Article 50 is live. Most guides confuse what the AI tool must do with what you must do. Here's the practical version — plus a free WordPress plugin.