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Prohibited AI practices

Definition

Uses of AI the EU AI Act bans outright, including manipulative or deceptive techniques that cause significant harm, exploiting vulnerabilities, social scoring, predicting crime from profiling alone, untargeted scraping of facial images, emotion recognition in workplaces and schools (with narrow exceptions), biometric categorisation by sensitive traits, and most real-time remote biometric identification by police in public spaces.

Source: EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). A plain-language explanation for orientation, not the legal text; follow the source for the binding wording.

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Frequently asked questions

What does "Prohibited AI practices" mean?

Uses of AI the EU AI Act bans outright, including manipulative or deceptive techniques that cause significant harm, exploiting vulnerabilities, social scoring, predicting crime from profiling alone, untargeted scraping of facial images, emotion recognition in workplaces and schools (with narrow exceptions), biometric categorisation by sensitive traits, and most real-time remote biometric identification by police in public spaces.

Where does the term Prohibited AI practices come from?

This explanation follows EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). It is a plain-language paraphrase for orientation; the source has the binding wording.

Which laws and policies use the term Prohibited AI practices?

Among the records on this site: EU AI Act (EU) and Draft law on good use and governance of AI (Spain).