On 13.03.2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU Artifical Intelligence Act and introduced the first legal framework to regulate the artificial intelligence. As of 02.02.2025, the provision prohibiting unacceptable-risk AI systems has entered into force. Within this scope, an AI system is considered prohibited if it employs subliminal or manipulative techniques, exploits physical or psychological vulnerabilities, conducts social scoring, or enables real-time biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces, including the detection of emotions or mental states in the workplace or the categorization of individuals based on sensitive characteristics. Additionally, the AI literacy obligation has also become effective as of 02.02.2025. In this context, organizations are required to design and implement a comprehensive AI literacy program. The training curriculum must be modular, tailored to both technical and administrative personnel, and all training activities must be documented, regularly updated, and provided in accessible formats to ensure accountability. Finally, it should be noted that as of 02.08.2025, the compliance obligations for general-purpose AI systems will enter into force, and administrative fines and other enforcement mechanisms will begin to apply.

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