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    Article 5

    Prohibited Practices Screening

    Screen your AI systems against the 8 prohibited practices under Article 5. These rules applied from 2 February 2025.

    1

    Harmful Manipulation/Deception

    Article 5(1)(a)

    Does the system use subliminal, manipulative, or deceptive techniques likely to distort behavior and cause significant harm?

    2

    Exploitation of Vulnerabilities

    Article 5(1)(b)

    Does it exploit vulnerabilities (age, disability, social/economic situation) in ways likely to cause significant harm?

    3

    Social Scoring

    Article 5(1)(c)

    Does it evaluate/classify people based on social behavior for unrelated decisions leading to detrimental treatment?

    4

    Criminal Risk Profiling

    Article 5(1)(d)

    Does it assess/predict criminal offense risk based solely on profiling or personality traits?

    5

    Facial Recognition Database

    Article 5(1)(e)

    Does it create/expand facial recognition databases through untargeted scraping of images?

    6

    Workplace/Education Emotion Inference

    Article 5(1)(f)

    Does it infer emotions in workplace or educational settings (except for medical/safety purposes)?

    7

    Sensitive Biometric Categorisation

    Article 5(1)(g)

    Does it categorise people based on biometric data to infer race, political opinions, religion, sexual orientation, etc.?

    8

    Real-time Remote Biometric ID

    Article 5(1)(h)

    Does it use real-time remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement?

    Screening Result

    Answer all questions above to see your screening result.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What happens if I have a prohibited AI practice?

    Prohibited AI practices are banned under the EU AI Act. If any of these apply, you must stop using the AI system immediately and seek legal advice. These are the most serious violations under the Act.

    When did prohibited practice rules apply?

    The prohibition on these practices applied from 2 February 2025, making this one of the earliest enforcement dates in the EU AI Act timeline.

    What if I'm unsure about an answer?

    If you're uncertain, answer 'Unsure' and seek clarification from legal counsel or compliance experts. It's better to investigate thoroughly than to assume compliance.

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