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Understanding AI compliance.

The EU AI Act is complex, but your path to AI compliance does not have to be. Here the Klaus team explains deadlines, risk categories and obligations in plain language: concrete, without legalese, with to-dos you can act on.

Practical guide20 October 2026 · 12 min

AI in law firms: what is allowed under German law

Law firms may use AI, but under stricter rules than most industries. What lawyers’ duty of confidentiality, Section 43e of the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO) and Section 203 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) require when you use ChatGPT, Copilot or Claude, why a data processing agreement is not enough and what applies under the AI Act since the Digital Omnibus.

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Obligations5 October 2026 · 9 min

AI labelling requirements: what applies now?

The transparency obligations of the EU AI Act have been in effect since 2 August 2026. The good news: most AI-generated texts from small businesses do not need to be labelled. Here is where the obligation really applies, how to label correctly and what the supervisory authority expects.

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Tool check5 October 2026 · 9 min

Microsoft Copilot in business: a GDPR and privacy check

Copilot is built into Windows, Edge, Outlook and Teams. Whether company data is safe there depends on which account your team signs in with and how your Microsoft 365 is configured. Here is what applies after the renaming in summer 2026 and which settings you should check now.

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Legal update29 July 2026 · 8 min

Digital Omnibus: what changes in the EU AI Act, what doesn't

The Digital Omnibus has been in force since 27 July 2026 and amends more than 40 articles of the EU AI Act: postponed high-risk deadlines, a softened AI literacy obligation, relief for small companies. Time for a sober assessment of what this means for you and which obligations started unchanged on 2 August 2026.

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Practical guide27 July 2026 · 10 min

Company AI policy: why you need one and what to include

Almost one in two employees uses AI at work, but only a quarter of companies have rules for it. This gap is a real risk for data protection, trade secrets and liability. We show you what belongs in an AI policy and how to set one up in a few days.

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Obligations26 July 2026 · 9 min

AI literacy training: what Article 4 of the AI Act requires

Since February 2025, the EU AI Act has required measures for AI literacy in your team. In July 2026 the obligation was softened, but not abolished, and from August the supervisory authority is watching. What you really need to train and how to prove it.

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Risks24 July 2026 · 9 min

Shadow AI: when your team secretly uses ChatGPT

In four out of ten companies, employees use private AI tools, often without their bosses knowing. What sounds like initiative is a very real risk for data protection, trade secrets and IT security. Here is how to bring shadow AI into the light without slowing your team down.

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Deadlines & timeline23 July 2026 · 7 min

EU AI Act deadlines: what really applies now

The EU AI Act does not apply all at once, but in stages. And since July 2026, there has been a twist: the Digital Omnibus has amended the timeline after the fact. We show you which obligations already apply, what has applied since 2 August 2026, what is added on 2 December 2026 and where you have until the end of 2027.

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Tool check20 July 2026 · 11 min

ChatGPT in business: what you need to know before using it

ChatGPT has long been part of everyday life in most offices, often through personal accounts. That is exactly the problem: training on your inputs, no contract, US servers. Here is which plan and which settings let you use ChatGPT properly in your business.

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Tool check16 July 2026 · 10 min

Claude in business: what you need to know before using it

Claude reads long documents, writes texts and helps with programming. Whether the tool may also see company data depends on how you access it: when it comes to data protection, a personal account and a business plan are worlds apart. Here is how to use Claude properly in your business.

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Basics7 July 2026 · 8 min

EU AI Act risk categories: the four levels explained

Prohibited, high-risk, limited or minimal? The EU AI Act sorts every AI application into one of four risk categories. That determines which obligations you face. Here is how to find out where your AI stands.

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