The EU AI Act's bans on prohibited practices, such as social scoring and untargeted face scraping, have applied since February 2025. From 2 August 2026 the AI Office can fine providers of general-purpose AI models, and fines for banned practices reach EUR 35 million or 7% of turnover.
Top-tier fines are up to EUR 35M or 7% of turnover for prohibited practices; check insurability of fines.
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