21/07/2026
AI compliance is no longer a future discussion. It is becoming an operational requirement.
Last Friday, we joined an insightful session hosted by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, exploring the EU AI Act and its practical implications for public administration.
From 2 August 2026, important transparency obligations will apply to certain AI systems. Before deploying an AI solution, organisations should be asking:
- Is it clear when someone is interacting with an AI system?
- Is AI generated or manipulated content appropriately identifiable?
- Are deepfakes clearly disclosed?
- Are individuals informed when emotion recognition or biometric categorisation systems are being used?
These requirements cannot simply be added as legal notices once a system has been developed. They influence product design, user experience, data governance, monitoring and auditability from the very beginning.
A great panel discussion featuring Jonathan Gerada, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Dr Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, and Ian Scicluna Laiviera, Senior Manager at MEEC.
We also appreciated the presentation by Neil Micallef, Senior Manager for Artificial Intelligence at MDIA, who provided valuable clarity on the AI Act’s implementation timeline.
Thank you to Malta Digital Innovation Authority , Kenneth Brincat, Gavril Flores and Dora Paula Varadi for bringing this important discussion together.
Our main takeaway at HippoScripts is simple: responsible AI must be designed into the solution, not documented after it has already been deployed.
Is your organisation already incorporating AI governance into the way it designs and deploys AI systems?