The use of particularly intrusive AI systems, such as the ones that (claim to) infer the emotions of persons from their biometric data, affects the fundamental right to privacy, autonomy and dignity of the person concerned (Photo: Hitesh Choudhary)

The AI Act — a breach of EU fundamental rights charter?

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by Anonymous EU civil servant, Brussels,

The AI Act, which is now set to be finally adopted by MEPs in April, provides some specific rules for the use of emotion recognition systems (ERS) for law enforcement. For instance, police authorities deploying ERS are not required to inform people when they are exposed to these systems.

The use of AI systems that claim to infer emotions from biometrics (such as face, and voice) is only prohibited "in the areas of workplace and education institutions" (subject to an unclear 'safety' exc...

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This op-ed is written by an EU civil servant who wishes to remain anonymous to avoid any attribution of this personal opinion to his or her institution. Their real identity is known to the editors of EUobserver.