With the adoption of a European regulation on artificial intelligence, a first step has been taken towards regulating AI in the world of work. This text, which will come into force definitively on 2 August 2026, subjects the AI systems used to specific risk analysis and management requirements. It has set the ball rolling for member states and organisations and could serve as an example for other jurisdictions such as the United States and Japan.
The year 2024 marked the genesis of a legal framework for the use of AI. On 21 May, the EU-27 adopted the European regulation on artificial intelligence, the AI Act. The regulation, which came into force on 2 August, aims to promote the introduction of ‘human-centric and ethical AI’, and will apply in phases up to August 2026 to all users and suppliers of systems introduced or deployed on the European market. The aim is, on the one hand, to encourage technology while, on the other, controlling
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR