AI Act Article 5(1)(b): the placing on the market, the putting into service or the use of an AI system that exploits any...
Article 5(1)(b) prohibits: the placing on the market, the putting into service or the use of an AI system that exploits any of the vulnerabilities of a natural person or a specific group... It has applied since 2 February 2025.
- Provision
- Article 5(1)(b)
- Chapter
- Chapter II: prohibited AI practices
- Applies from
- 2 February 2025 (Article 113, third paragraph, point (a))
- Version
- Consolidated text of 27.7.2026, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744
- Official source
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text
Official wording
Article 5(1): The following AI practices shall be prohibited:
(b) the placing on the market, the putting into service or the use of an AI system that exploits any of the vulnerabilities of a natural person or a specific group of persons due to their age, disability or a specific social or economic situation, with the objective, or the effect, of materially distorting the behaviour of that person or a person belonging to that group in a manner that causes or is reasonably likely to cause that person or another person significant harm;
When it applies
Article 113, third paragraph, point (a): Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026.
This entry is not one of the exceptions. The date for this entry is 2 February 2025.
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