Uses of AI that the EU has made completely illegal because they are considered too dangerous or unethical to allow under any circumstances.
Uses of AI that the EU has made completely illegal because they are considered too dangerous or unethical to allow under any circumstances.
Article 5 of the EU AI Act establishes an absolute prohibition on eight categories of AI practice, including subliminal manipulation, exploitation of vulnerabilities, real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces by law enforcement (with narrow exceptions), social scoring by public authorities, and AI-based prediction of criminal intent. These prohibitions applied from 2 February 2025, six months after the Act's entry into force. Violations carry the highest fine tier: up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover.
Product and legal teams must screen AI features against Article 5 at the design stage; shipping a capability later discovered to be prohibited exposes the organisation to the Act's highest fines.
Like how certain chemical weapons are prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention regardless of military advantage, prohibited AI practices are banned outright regardless of commercial or operational justification.
Uses of AI that the EU has made completely illegal because they are considered too dangerous or unethical to allow under any circumstances.
Article 5 of the EU AI Act establishes an absolute prohibition on eight categories of AI practice, including subliminal manipulation, exploitation of vulnerabilities, real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces by law enforcement (with narrow exceptions), social scoring by public authorities, and AI-based prediction of criminal intent. These prohibitions applied from 2 February 2025, six months after the Act's entry into force. Violations carry the highest fine tier: up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover.
Product and legal teams must screen AI features against Article 5 at the design stage; shipping a capability later discovered to be prohibited exposes the organisation to the Act's highest fines.