Article 5Prohibited

Prohibited AI practices

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Deadline: February 2, 2025

Article 5 defines AI systems whose placing on the market, putting into service or use is prohibited in the European Union. These practices are considered to present an unacceptable risk to safety, livelihoods and the rights of persons.

Key points

1Subliminal manipulation of human behavior causing harm

2Exploitation of vulnerabilities (age, disability) in a harmful manner

3Social scoring by public authorities leading to detrimental treatment

4Real-time facial recognition systems in public spaces (with exceptions)

5Biometric categorization based on sensitive data (race, political opinions, etc.)

6Creation of facial recognition databases through untargeted scraping

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