Report for the European Commission on Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of the AI Act
A comprehensive analysis of subliminal, purposefully manipulative, deceptive and vulnerability-exploitative AI practices, including constitutive elements, enforcement challenges, use cases and interaction with the wider EU digital acquis.
What the report examines
A comprehensive analysis of subliminal, purposefully manipulative, deceptive and vulnerability-exploitative AI practices, including constitutive elements, enforcement challenges, use cases and interaction with the wider EU digital acquis.
- Legal analysis of the constituent elements and legislative intent of Article 5(1)(a) and (b).
- Stakeholder perspectives, practical use cases, exceptions and enforcement considerations.
- Cross-regulatory analysis spanning the AI Act, GDPR, DSA, DMA, Data Act, consumer law and non-discrimination law.
Publication identifier: KK-01-25-094-EN-N
ISBN: 978-92-68-29176-4
DOI: 10.2759/0691115
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