Synthetic Media AI⚡ Limited Risk6/10

HeyGen

AI video platform with avatar presenters and voice cloning for corporate video production. Creates synthetic human presenters and enables voice replication. Widely used in marketing and learning content.

⚡ EU AI Act Risk Classification

Indicative classification: Limited Risk

Legal reference: Article 50(2) and Article 50(4) — synthetic voice and human presenter video

Important: This is an indicative assessment based on typical deployment patterns. Your actual risk classification depends on your specific use case, configuration, and context. Register in Aeqora to get a precise classification using the EU AI Act decision tree.

Your obligations as a Deployer

→Article 50(4) labeling for AI-generated presenter videos published publicly
→Disclose AI synthetic nature in video content distributed to EU audiences
→Voice clone consent if replicating specific persons' voices
→No mandatory obligations for clearly artificial or branded avatar use

How this score was derived

Methodology →

Scores 6/10: HeyGen combines AI avatar video and voice cloning — both Article 50 synthetic content labeling use cases. No EU Declaration of Conformity published as of the index date. Score of 6 reflects the dual Article 50 trigger (audio + visual synthetic content) and photorealistic output. Enterprise deployers using HeyGen for customer-facing video content must implement Article 50 labeling.

Provider EU AI Act documentation

HeyGen has not yet published dedicated EU AI Act compliance documentation. Contact them directly to request instructions of use and ask about their compliance roadmap.

What to do next

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Aeqora. "HeyGen — EU AI Act Risk Assessment." Aeqora Vendor AI Risk Index. Verified 2026-06-14. https://aeqora.eu/vendors/heygen

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