Artificial intelligence offers businesses significant opportunities, while also bringing increasingly specific legal obligations.
For the latest edition of The Legal 500’s international Artificial Intelligence Comparative Guide, Nicolas Wesling and Luna Fasoel authored the Belgian chapter, providing a practical overview of the Belgian and European legal framework governing AI.
Key takeaways include:
- Since August 2nd, 2026, specific transparency obligations have applied to certain AI systems. These include informing people when they are interacting with a chatbot and disclosing when certain content has been generated or manipulated using AI.
- The AI Act forms part of a broader legal framework. Liability rules, product liability, contract law, consumer protection law and the GDPR may also apply to the development and use of AI. Businesses must therefore consider a range of legal obligations and responsibilities.
The chapter also explores human oversight, discrimination and bias, cybersecurity, copyright, and the use of AI in the workplace.
Lawtree assists companies with the practical implementation of this legal framework. Our support includes mapping and assessing AI use across the organisation – for example for marketing and communication, conducting AI compliance audits, developing tailored AI policies, and identifying and managing the legal risks associated with AI systems.
Read the full chapter on Belgium here: https://www.legal500.com/guides/chapter/belgium-artificial-intelligence/
