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title: "Chapter I AI Act: General provisions"
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# Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 to 4a of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.

- [Article 1 Subject matter'](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/1)
- [Article 2 Scope](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/2)
- [Article 3 Definitions](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/3)
- [Article 4 AI literacy](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/4)
- [Article 4a Processing of special categories of personal data for bias detection and correction](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/4a)

This is reference material, not legal advice.

## Navigation

[AI Act Navigator](https://dposchool.com/ai-act) / Chapter I

Next: [Chapter II: PROHIBITED AI PRACTICES](https://dposchool.com/ai-act/chapter/2)

## For AI agents

- Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/ai-act/llms.txt
- JSON API: https://dposchool.com/ai-act/api/v1/index.json
- Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents)
- Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api
- Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents