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EU AI Act: Banned AI Practices from 2 February 2025 Telecoms, Media & Technology

EU AI Act: Banned AI Practices from 2 February 2025

The EU AI Act becomes applicable across the EU, including Malta, on 2 August, 2026 (you may read our general overview here). However, the AI Act’s general provisions and the provisions on prohibited AI practices that present an unacceptable level of risk, will come into force as early as 2 February 2025. With this deadline fast approaching, organisations subject to the AI Act must ensure compliance accordingly. AI Literacy By 2 February 2025, providers and deployers of AI systems, including those based in Malta, must take steps to guarantee an adequate level of AI literacy among their staff and any…
Nicole Bonett and Claude Micallef Grimaud
31st January 2025
AI Act’s Impact on Businesses Operating Within the EU
The AI Act’s Impact on Businesses Operating Within the EU Telecoms, Media & Technology

The AI Act’s Impact on Businesses Operating Within the EU

This article is part of our EU AI Act series which explores the effect of the AI Act across various industries and sectors. Introduction The first article (see link below) in this EU AI Act series provided, inter alia, a breakdown of the scope, applicability, timeline and risk levels of the AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). The Act introduces significant obligations for all businesses developing or deploying AI that affect persons in the EU, with major fines for non-compliance. Crucially, the Act is extraterritorial in nature, since it also applies to businesses established in…
Andrea Theuma, Tessa Borg Bartolo and Sofia Said Salomone
17th October 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Navigating the Future of Employment: The EU AI Act’s Revolutionary Impact on the Working World Employment and Industrial Relations

Navigating the Future of Employment: The EU AI Act’s Revolutionary Impact on the Working World

This article is part of our EU AI Act series which explores the effect of the AI Act across various industries and sectors.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various industries, garnering considerable hype and widespread discussion. As AI technologies continue to evolve, their integration into various industries has profound implications, particularly for the labour market. The use of AI in employment raises critical questions about the possibility of job displacement, changes in skill requirements and ethical issues regarding bias, discrimination and privacy. Furthermore, AI can contribute to the creation of new employment opportunities. In response, the European Union (EU) has introduced the AI…
Klara Cachia and Christine Calleja
9th October 2024
The EU AI Act
The EU AI Act: A General Overview Telecoms, Media & Technology

The EU AI Act: A General Overview

This article is part of our EU AI Act series which explores the effect of the AI Act across various industries and sectors.  Overview & Applicability Timeline The Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act” or “Regulation”), officially Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, is a groundbreaking legislative framework designed to address the benefits and risks of AI technologies. Since AI is becoming ubiquitously integrated into various industries, the AI Act aims to ensure that these technologies are deployed safely, ethically, and transparently by establishing rules for AI Systems throughout the European Union (“EU”). The AI Act entered into force across the EU, including Malta,…
Claude Micallef Grimaud and Nicole Bonett
30th September 2024