EU AI Office issues draft guidance on autonomous agent disclosures
The draft requires clear disclosure when agents act on a user's behalf in regulated transactions, plus an audit log requirement for high-risk deployments.
The European AI Office published draft guidance on autonomous agent disclosures, the first agent-specific addendum to the AI Act since it entered force. The draft is open for public comment for 60 days.
What changed. New disclosure requirements when an agent acts on behalf of a user in regulated transactions (financial services, healthcare, employment), plus a 90-day audit log retention requirement for high-risk deployments.
Why it matters. This is the first time autonomous-agent semantics are addressed explicitly in EU law. The disclosure rules in particular will shape how agent UIs are designed for European users, regardless of where the vendor is incorporated.
Builder takeaway. If you ship in the EU, expect to surface a “this action was taken by an agent on your behalf” affordance in regulated flows. Start logging tool-call provenance now; retroactive instrumentation is painful.