Risk ClassificationArticle 3(39)Article 5(1)(f)Article 50(3)
Emotion Recognition
An AI system for the purpose of identifying or inferring emotions or intentions of natural persons based on their biometric data. Prohibited in professional contexts (workplace and education) under Article 5(1)(f); requires disclosure to individuals when used in other permitted contexts.
Related terms
- Prohibited AI PracticesAI systems and uses explicitly banned by Article 5, including AI that deploys subliminal or manipulative techniques, exploits vulnerabilities, performs…
- High-Risk AI SystemAn AI system that poses significant risks to health, safety, or fundamental rights, as listed in Annex III (e.g. biometric systems, critical…
- Limited Risk AIAI systems whose primary EU AI Act duties are Article 50 transparency obligations. Article 50 can also apply as an independent transparency layer beside…
- Minimal Risk AIAI systems that present negligible risk and are not subject to any mandatory requirements under the Regulation. The vast majority of AI applications…
- Social ScoringThe evaluation or classification of natural persons or groups of persons over a period of time based on their social behaviour or known, inferred, or…
- Subliminal TechniquesAI techniques that operate below the threshold of human consciousness or use manipulative methods that exploit psychological weaknesses or biases to…
Related compliance controls
- TR-007AI System Identification at DeploymentProviders must ensure AI systems intended to interact directly with natural persons are designed and developed so those persons are informed that they are interacting with an AI system, unless this is obvious from the context or a paragraph-specific exception applies.
- TR-008AI-Generated Content LabellingArticle 50(2) requires providers of AI systems generating synthetic audio, image, video, or text content to mark outputs in machine-readable format and make them detectable as artificially generated or manipulated.
- TR-009Emotion Recognition DisclosureOperators deploying emotion recognition systems must inform natural persons exposed to such systems that they are subject to an emotion recognition system, with appropriate notice provided in advance.
- TR-010Deep Fake and Synthetic Media DisclosureDeployers of AI systems that generate or manipulate image, audio, or video content constituting a deepfake must disclose that the content has been artificially created or manipulated, with the disclosure adapted to the media context.
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