Gaeilge
Protect yourself online
Although AI tools can help you answer questions, draft text and complete everyday tasks it’s important to understand how to use them.
For example, before you type anything into an AI tool, you should always check whether you are including personal, financial or medical details. Only share information with services you trust.
It’s important to remember when using AI tools that they can give answers that are wrong or out of date. Check facts against a trusted source before you act on them, in particular around decisions about your health, money or legal rights.
Recognising AI-generated content
AI can create realistic text, images, audio and video. Most of this content is harmless, but AI can also be used to spread false information or impersonate real people. However, this is now easier to identify as, since 2 August 2026, new EU rules mean that require certain AI generated content, including realistic fake videos known as deepfakes, must be clearly labelled as such.
Alongside this new ruling there some easy steps you can take to detect harmful content, such as looking out for claims that seem too good to be true and always cross-checking important information with a source you trust.
The EU AI Act gives people the right to know when they are interacting with AI or viewing AI-generated content, helping you make informed decisions about what they see and use. These transparency rules apply from 2 August 2026, meaning organisations must clearly identify certain AI systems, deepfakes, and AI-generated content so that people are not misled.
Related links