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[…] law enforcement permitted? Recital 33 of the AI Act emphasizes that any exceptions to the prohibition on using RBI systems for law enforcement purposes must be “exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations.” There are three set out in Article 5(1)(h)(i)-(iii) of the AI Act: (i) the targeted search for specific victims of abduction, trafficking […]

[…] biometric categorization as such – Many forms of biometric categorization, such as categorization based on non-sensitive physical traits or for purposes that do not involve inferring the listed characteristics, do not fall within the prohibition. The objective and design of the system are central to determining whether the prohibition applies – The prohibition is […]

[…] full set of prohibited practices, an approach which narrows down the scope of the prohibition to very specific use cases. Recital 18 AI Act provides a non-exhaustive list of emotions referred to in this definition, including happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust, embarrassment, excitement, shame, contempt, satisfaction, and amusement. The Recital clarifies that physical states, […]

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[…] time of writing, the European Parliament reportedly reached a political agreement on the AI Act Omnibus wherein the latest compromise text includes a new addition to the list of prohibited practices. Namely, once adopted, non-consensual sexual deepfakes will be banned under the revised AI Act.  It is also worth noting that while this new […]

[…] influence their treatment by public authorities.  b. Situations where the detrimental or unfavorable treatment is disproportionate to the actual behavior To this extent, the Guidelines provide a list of unjustified or disproportionate treatment that falls under both Article 5(1)(c)(i) and Article 5(1)(c)(ii): AI systems used by tax authorities to profile child benefit recipients and […]

[…] ensure that individuals maintain their ability to make autonomous decisions. This is especially important when considering that one of the goals of the AI Act is “to promote the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy AI”, while ensuring respect for safety, health and fundamental rights (see Recital 1, AI Act). These first two prohibited practices […]

In a new Q&A, our Vice President for U.S. Policy, Matthew Reisman, takes a deeper look at the privacy landscape, particularly his interests in the space, what to look forward to in the U.S. and AI sector, and what is key for stakeholders to pay attention to. What brought you into the privacy and data […]

[…] to amend the AI Act’s prohibited practices requirements, multiple political groups of the European Parliament and several governments of member states are proposing amendments to enhance the list of prohibited practices particularly with regard to intimate deep fakes and Child Sexual Abuse Material.  This blog continues with an Introduction into the significance of the […]