The AI Act aims to guarantee that AI systems placed on the
European market and used in the EU are safe and respect fundamental
rights and EU values. By taking a risk-based approach, it seeks to
achieve a balance that would foster customer trust, as well as
investment and innovation in the field of AI within Europe.
The AI Act has an extraterritorial reach, applying to AI
providers regardless of their location, users within the EU, and
providers and users outside the EU when the output produced by the
system is used in the EU.
In summary, the AI Act will, if enacted:
- Prohibit certain AI systems, such as cognitive
behavioral manipulation, emotion recognition used at the workplace,
and social scoring by governments or companies;
