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Written by EDRi on 2025-02-05 at 13:38

1/3 🚨 The EU #AIAct implementation process has been a hot mess so far 😬

Earlier this week, on 2 February, the AI Act's prohibitions on unacceptably risky #AI systems came into effect.

❌ As we cautioned most recently in our statement with 27 organisations and experts, these prohibitions are already too weak to effectively prioritise #HumanRights over AI companies' profits and protect us from further harms.

But that's not all... 🧵

https://edri.org/our-work/commission-guidelines-ai-act-implementation-human-rights-and-justice/

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Written by EDRi on 2025-02-05 at 13:38

2/3 ... Member States are now taking advantage of these weak bans to push for dangerous laws at a national level. This includes legalising #MassSurveillance through Remote Biometric Identification (RBI) systems 🙅‍♂️

🇧🇪 This is happening at the very centre of the EU - Belgium is proposing a full copy paste of the AI Act exceptions to the RBI ban!

This is exactly we warned about when the #AIAct passed - it will lead to legalisation of massive #HumanRights violations ⤵️ https://edri.org/our-work/eu-ai-act-fails-to-set-gold-standard-for-human-rights/

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Written by EDRi on 2025-02-05 at 13:39

3/3 There's also the procedural mess:

❌ delays from the #AIOffice

❌ national implementation delays

❌ #GPAI code of conduct issues

❌ Commission's interpretative guidelines released AFTER bans already entered into force

❌ no guidelines on the AI system definition yet, which will determine which systems fall under the scope of the bans in the first place.

This is terrible for legal certainty, in addition to the #AIAct already falling short of civil society demands to put people's rights first.

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