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Prohibited EU AI systems: How to ensure you are not caught out

A monitor shows facial recognition in operation inside a live facial recognition van on the High Street on December 7, 2024 in Southend, England, United Kingdom.
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Hazel Grant | Fieldfisher, Leonie Power | Fieldfisher, Nuria Pastor | Fieldfisher+1

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AI literacy requirements and unacceptable risk provisions now take effect under the EU AI Act.

The following provisions of the EU AI Act became applicable from February 2, 2025.

  • AI literacy requirements; and
  • The prohibition of certain AI practices (Chapter II).

The AI literacy requirement comes under Article 4 of the AI Act. The Act makes clear that AI literacy across users of AI and those who

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