EU AI Act prohibited practices and AI-literacy duties start to apply
Concerns EU AI Act
What changed?
Chapters I and II of the AI Act became applicable, banning the Article 5 practices and requiring providers and deployers to ensure AI literacy under Article 4. The Commission published guidelines on prohibited practices on 4 February 2025.
What does it mean in practice?
Prohibited-use screening and staff AI training are now legal requirements for anyone using AI in the EU.
Official source
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 113(a)Official Journal of the European Union · 12 Jul 2024
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “EU AI Act prohibited practices and AI-literacy duties start to apply”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-02-02-eu-ai-act-prohibitions-apply (accessed 24 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 113(a), Official Journal of the European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj.
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