# Recital (20)

In order to obtain the greatest benefits from AI systems while protecting fundamental rights, health and safety and to 
enable democratic control, AI literacy should equip providers, deployers and affected persons with the necessary 
notions to make informed decisions regarding AI systems. Those notions may vary with regard to the relevant 
context and can include understanding the correct application of technical elements during the AI system’s 
development phase, the measures to be applied during its use, the suitable ways in which to interpret the AI system’s 
output, and, in the case of affected persons, the knowledge necessary to understand how decisions taken with the 
assistance of AI will have an impact on them. In the context of the application this Regulation, AI literacy should 
provide all relevant actors in the AI value chain with the insights required to ensure the appropriate compliance and 
its correct enforcement. Furthermore, the wide implementation of AI literacy measures and the introduction of 
appropriate follow-up actions could contribute to improving working conditions and ultimately sustain the 
consolidation, and innovation path of trustworthy AI in the Union. The European Artificial Intelligence Board (the 
‘Board’) should support the Commission, to promote AI literacy tools, public awareness and understanding of the 
benefits, risks, safeguards, rights and obligations in relation to the use of AI systems. In cooperation with the relevant 
stakeholders, the Commission and the Member States should facilitate the drawing up of voluntary codes of conduct 
to advance AI literacy among persons dealing with the development, operation and use of AI.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/20