{"id":6028,"date":"2024-08-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6028"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:49:42","slug":"eu-artificial-intelligence-act","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-strategy\/hr-technology\/eu-artificial-intelligence-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The\u00a0EU Artificial Intelligence Act: What\u00a0US\u00a0employers need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Robert Teachout<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In March 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The Act, among other things, will regulate how AI can be used in employment by companies operating in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not the first legislation addressing the use of AI in the employment landscape and does not specifically affect companies that operate exclusively in the US. However, US employers that sell or operate AI services in the European market should recognize that not complying with the Act’s requirements can result in heavy penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond this, even US employers across other industries should understand the Act’s implications since it may set a precedent for similar legislation in the US. Some states already are going down that path. Colorado passed a law that will require employers that use AI in certain employment decisions to take reasonable care to protect employees and job applicants from “algorithmic discrimination.” And Illinois and Maryland regulate how AI can be used in applicant video interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the EU’s AI Act is the world’s first comprehensive, horizontal<\/em> legal framework for AI \u2014 that is, one that applies to all applications of AI across all sectors and standards. The impact of the Act will be felt globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The EU’s AI Act assigns AI systems to one of four tiers based on a system’s level of risk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n