AI Act
Table of Contents
Chapter I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter II – PROHIBITED AI PRACTICES
Chapter III – HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS
Chapter IV – TRANSPARENCY OBLIGATIONS FOR PROVIDERS AND DEPLOYERS OF CERTAIN AI SYSTEMS
Chapter V – GENERAL-PURPOSE AI MODELS
Chapter VI – MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATION
Chapter VII – GOVERNANCE
Chapter VIII – EU DATABASE FOR HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS
Chapter IX – POST-MARKET MONITORING, INFORMATION SHARING AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE
Chapter X – CODES OF CONDUCT AND GUIDELINES
Chapter XI – DELEGATION OF POWER AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
Chapter XII – PENALTIES
Chapter XIII – FINAL PROVISIONS
Recitals (180)
Annexes
Recital 44
(44) There are serious concerns about the scientific basis of AI systems aiming to identify or infer emotions, particularly as expression of emotions vary considerably across cultures and situations, and even within a single individual. Among the key shortcomings of such systems are the limited reliability, the lack of specificity and the limited generalisability. Therefore, AI systems identifying or inferring emotions or intentions of natural persons on the basis of their biometric data may lead to discriminatory outcomes and can be intrusive to the rights and freedoms of the concerned persons. Considering the imbalance of power in the context of work or education, combined with the intrusive nature of these systems, such systems could lead to detrimental or unfavourable treatment of certain natural persons or whole groups thereof. Therefore, the placing on the market, the putting into service, or the use of AI systems intended to be used to detect the emotional state of individuals in situations related to the workplace and education should be prohibited. That prohibition should not cover AI systems placed on the market strictly for medical or safety reasons, such as systems intended for therapeutical use.