The AI Act, European regulation on Artificial Intelligence, which came into effect on August 1, 2024, has begun to establish a global framework for protecting people from the risks of these technologies and the drift toward technocracy.
In this regulation, it is considered appropriate, for example, to prohibit the marketing, commissioning or use of AI systems intended to be used to detect people’s emotional state in situations related to the workplace and school.
High-risk is defined as AI systems used in vocational education or training, particularly to determine access or admission to vocational education and training institutions or programs at all levels, to assess people’s learning outcomes, to evaluate the level of education of a person, or to materially influence the level of education and training people will receive or be able to access. These systems can determine a person’s educational and vocational path and thus affect their ability to secure their livelihood.
Similarly, restrictions are placed on the use of AI in health care, civil rights and social services, again due to possible interference in people’s lives, affecting assessments or pressures that may prevent the individual from making free and independent choices.
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