Anyone who uses, configures or optimises AI systems or generates output with AI applications must comply with legal regulations. For example, the AI Act or data protection regulations. However, how they are to be implemented in concrete terms is often not yet specified, such as the labelling of AI-generated content or the classification of a company or authority as an AI provider or operator. These and other findings on the related legal and social framework conditions are analysed and explained in this working paper. The findings are based on extensive research and expert interviews conducted by the team of the accompanying research project “Generative AI - Innovation and Law in Labour Processes”. The report provides up-to-date assessments of key legal aspects related to the use of generative AI models and systems. At the same time, it outlines questions and topics that will be explored in greater depth in the accompanying research project, for example in the context of future labs.
The project, which also produced the GenKi Working Paper, is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).
October 2025
