Imagine a future where the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is strictly regulated to protect your rights. Recently, the government approved a draft bill imposing very strict rules on the use of AI, with penalties that can reach up to 35 million euros.<\/p>\n
This text not only affects large companies but also conditions the use that any individual can make of AI. Below, we will see which practices are completely prohibited to ensure more ethical and safe technology.<\/p>\n
Key prohibitions of the new artificial intelligence law<\/p>\n
Prohibitions related to user vulnerability<\/p>\n
The regulation focuses on protecting the most fragile groups. For example, it is forbidden to use AI to:<\/p>\n
\tApply subliminal techniques that manipulate decisions without the user knowing.
\n\tExploit vulnerabilities such as age, disability, or socioeconomic status.
\n\tDetect problem gamblers to target them with gambling-related ads, a practice considered abusive.<\/p>\n
Prohibitions in biometric use and classification<\/p>\n
Some practices affecting privacy and the dignity of people are also excluded:<\/p>\n
\tBiometric classifications using data such as fingerprints or facial recognition without strict guarantees.
\n\tAssess people based on history or online behavior in areas like health or employment.
\n\tRecognize emotions or facial traits without ensuring security and privacy.<\/p>\n
Specific innovations included at the request of the Spanish Government<\/p>\n
Deepfakes and child pornography generated by AI<\/p>\n
The government has pushed two new key prohibitions that strengthen the protection of minors and dignity:<\/p>\n
\tExpress prohibition of creating deepfakes with sexual content that involve identity impersonation.
\n\tTotal ban on the production of child pornography using artificial intelligence tools.<\/p>\n
Predictive surveillance and real-time identification<\/p>\n
The use of technologies that could unjustly violate citizens’ freedom is also excluded, such as:<\/p>\n
\tPredictive surveillance based on analyzing digital behavior to estimate risks.
\n\tReal-time biometric identification through videos or audios, which can constitute massive privacy invasion.<\/p>\n
The government\u2019s commitment to ethical and human-centered AI<\/p>\n
Vision aligned with Pope Leo XIV\u2019s first encyclical<\/p>\n
Shortly after the approval of the text, the Pope issued a strong message against opaque and dehumanized use of AI. The Spanish government fully agrees with this view, which advocates for AI that protects rights and social values.<\/p>\n
Practical measures to ensure compliance<\/p>\n
Besides prohibiting practices, the government establishes mechanisms for companies to certify that their models comply with the law and creates the figure of the “artificial intelligence delegate” within the public administration to ensure transparency and ethics in use.<\/p>\n
\t\t\tProhibited practice
\n\t\t\tDescription<\/p>\n
\t\t\tSubliminal techniques
\n\t\t\tHidden manipulation of users\u2019 decisions<\/p>\n
\t\t\tExploiting vulnerabilities
\n\t\t\tDirected at minors, disabled persons, or vulnerable groups<\/p>\n
\t\t\tBiometric classification
\n\t\t\tUse of personal biometric data without guarantees<\/p>\n
\t\t\tPredictive surveillance
\n\t\t\tRisk estimation based on digital data<\/p>\n
\t\t\tSexual deepfakes
\n\t\t\tCreation of identity impersonations with sexual content<\/p>\n
\t\t\tGenerated child pornography
\n\t\t\tProduction prohibited to protect minors<\/p>\n
With these measures, the law aims to curb practices that could generate abuses and discrimination through AI, emphasizing the protection of privacy and human dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagine a future where the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is strictly regulated to protect your rights. Recently,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,25,728,31591,17171],"class_list":["post-53722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-ia","tag-regulacio","tag-tecnologia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}