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European Union — AI Act 2025 Ban Phase-In and GPAI Guidelines

In force1 February 2025

Issued by European AI Office.

Summary

In 2025, the European Union moved from adopting the AI Act to phased enforcement. Prohibited AI practices began to apply in February, requiring organisations to remove or audit systems involving practices such as cognitive behavioural manipulation, prohibited profiling, and emotion recognition in workplaces or educational settings. In August, general-purpose AI obligations took effect for foundation model developers operating in Europe. These requirements focused on transparency, summaries of training data, copyright compliance, and oversight by the European AI Office under the broader EU AI Act framework.

Why it matters

February 2025 bans on prohibited AI practices; audits of HR, biometric, workplace, and education systems; August 2025 GPAI obligations; training data summaries; copyright compliance mechanisms; European AI Office oversight.

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Record metadata

Country
European Union
Region
Europe
Organisation
European AI Office
Document type
Guidance
Status
In force
Publication date
1 February 2025
Last updated
27 June 2026
Language
English
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Plain citation

European AI Office, EU AI Act Portal and Guidelines on General Purpose AI, 2025.

BibTeX

@misc{eu_ai_act_2025_ban_phase_in_gpai_guidelines,
  title        = {European Union — AI Act 2025 Ban Phase-In and GPAI Guidelines},
  author       = {European AI Office},
  year         = {2025},
  howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
  url          = {https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-algorithm-systems}
}

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Recorded cross-references

  • European Union — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act
  • European Union — Artificial Intelligence Act Political Agreement
  • European Commission — Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI

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