{"id":3310,"date":"2025-02-04T17:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/eu-issues-guidance-on-banned-ai-uses\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T17:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:49:19","slug":"eu-issues-guidance-on-banned-ai-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/eu-issues-guidance-on-banned-ai-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Issues Guidance on Banned AI Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first compliance deadline for the European Union&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/11\/16\/eu-ai-act-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AI Act<\/a>, a risk-based framework for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, has recently come into effect. This act bans a limited selection of so-called &#8220;unacceptable risk&#8221; use-cases of AI, such as social scoring that could lead to detrimental or unfavorable treatment, or harmful manipulation using &#8220;subliminal techniques&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the EU&#8217;s executive body, the Commission, released guidance for developers on how to comply with this aspect of the bloc&#8217;s AI rulebook. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developers seeking help with staying on the right side of the law when it comes to applying artificial intelligence in the region are likely to be keen to parse the advice. Breaches of the law&#8217;s rules on prohibited use-cases can attract severe penalties, including up to 7% of global turnover (or \u20ac35 million, whichever is greater). <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe guidelines are designed to ensure the consistent, effective, and uniform application of the AI Act across the European Union,\u201d the Commission wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/library\/commission-publishes-guidelines-prohibited-artificial-intelligence-ai-practices-defined-ai-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">press release<\/a>. However, it acknowledged that the guidance it has produced is not legally binding \u2014 it will, ultimately, be up to regulators and courts to enforce and adjudicate the AI Act. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe guidelines provide legal explanations and practical examples to help stakeholders understand and comply with the AI Act\u2019s requirements,\u201d the Commission added, saying the initiative \u201cunderscores [its] commitment to fostering a safe and ethical AI landscape\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guidelines \u2014 which can be <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/newsroom\/dae\/redirection\/document\/112367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">downloaded here<\/a> \u2014 have been published today in draft form. This is because formal adoption and application remains pending as the EU still needs to produce translations in the bloc\u2019s myriad official languages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the AI Act <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/08\/01\/the-eus-ai-act-is-now-in-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">became law across the region last year<\/a>, its implementation continues, with additional compliance deadlines set to kick in over the coming months and years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enforcement is likely to be further staggered \u2014 even in the case of the prohibited use-cases \u2014 since EU Member States have until August 2 to designate the bodies responsible for overseeing the rulebook. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/04\/eu-puts-out-guidance-on-uses-of-ai-that-are-banned-under-its-ai-act\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first compliance deadline for the European Union&#8217;s AI Act, a risk-based framework for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, has recently come into effect. 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