Risk ClassificationArticle 5(1)(a)Article 5(1)(b)
Subliminal Techniques
AI techniques that operate below the threshold of human consciousness or use manipulative methods that exploit psychological weaknesses or biases to distort a person's behaviour in ways that may cause significant harm — prohibited under Article 5(1)(a).
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- 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…
- Biometric IdentificationThe automated recognition of humans based on their biometric data for the purpose of identifying a natural person by comparing biometric data of that…
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