What is the AI training obligation under Article 4?

The AI literacy obligation follows from Article 4 of the EU AI Act. Organisations must take measures to support the AI literacy of everyone who operates or uses AI systems on their behalf.

Since when has the obligation applied?

The Article 4 AI literacy obligation has applied since 2 February 2025. Since then, providers and deployers must take context-appropriate measures. The regulation does not prescribe a specific certificate.

Does the obligation also apply to small companies?

Yes. The obligation attaches to the role as provider or deployer, not to company size. The scope and depth of the measures may be adapted to the context.

Is a hackathon enough as proof for an audit?

The format contributes to AI literacy as a role and context appropriate measure and produces documentation from real project artefacts. Your organisation assesses the adequacy of its overall programme itself.

Do our employees need to be able to code?

No. The tool workshop brings everyone to the same baseline. Teams build with Cursor, Lovable, n8n, Claude Code, Gamma and custom GPTs, all usable without a developer background.

What happens with our company data?

All access and data are set up in a privacy compliant way beforehand. Sensitive data stays under your control, and we align the setup with your IT and compliance team.

What services do you offer?

AI Hackathon (Spark, Ignite, Blaze), Leadership Enablement and Implementation Sprint, bookable individually or combined into a programme.

How much preparation do we need?

Very little. We handle tool selection, setting up access and credits, facilitation and documentation. You bring your real tasks.

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In Practice 6 min read13 January 2026

Data protection in the hackathon: how to prepare real data

Working with real data is the core of the format, and that is exactly why the framework is clarified beforehand, not during the sprint.

Before the sprint

Two to three weeks beforehand is enough, if the right people are at the table early.

Set data classes: what may go into which tool
Provide test data spaces and access
Check data processing agreements and tool approvals
Name a contact person from IT/compliance for the sprint day

During the sprint

Teams work in approved spaces, critical data is pseudonymised. Every exception is documented.

Afterwards

Prototypes go into the IT handoff with a clear description of data flows, which makes the decision on production use considerably easier.

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