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Emotion recognition system

Prohibited in the workplace and in education since 2 February 2025; elsewhere an information duty under Article 50 applies since 2 August 2026.

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem
Payload hash (sha256): 5e7b6617eec86ff450259e231ea73b3b429437f6ffd36bf4a6ea689c94bd219d

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Praxikon, "Emotion recognition system", praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 5e7b6617eec86ff450259e231ea73b3b429437f6ffd36bf4a6ea689c94bd219d

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Application date: 2 February 2025
Topics: definitions

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

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Source
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- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(39)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- ExceptionThe Article 5(1)(f) prohibition does not apply where the use of the AI system is intended to be put in place or into the market for medical or safety reasons.
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Consequence
- ActorDeployer
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer
- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

What this object states

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Article 3(39) defines an emotion recognition system as an AI system for the purpose of identifying or inferring emotions or intentions of natural persons on the basis of their biometric data. Article 5(1)(f) prohibits placing on the market, putting into service for this specific purpose, or using AI systems to infer emotions of a natural person in the areas of workplace and education institutions, except where the use of the AI system is intended to be put in place or into the market for medical or safety reasons.
- Locator: Article 3(39)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

Two scoping errors. First, assuming that every form of sentiment analysis is covered. The definition requires the inference to be made on the basis of biometric data. Sentiment analysis on written text, without biometrics, falls outside point 39 even though it feels comparable. Second, thinking only of facial expressions, while voice analysis in a call centre and posture analysis from camera footage are equally covered. Note also the word intentions alongside emotions: systems predicting purchase readiness or aggression from biometrics fall within the definition. Outside the workplace and education, emotion recognition is not prohibited, but it is listed in Annex III, point 1(c) and therefore counts as a high-risk AI system there once Article 6(2) becomes applicable on 2 December 2027. In addition, since 2 August 2026 the deployer carries the Article 50(3) duty to inform the exposed persons, except for systems permitted by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences.
- Locator: Article 3(39)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

Map where voice, facial or posture analysis runs in your organisation, including as part of a larger package such as quality monitoring in customer contact, access control or proctoring. Assess per application whether biometric data forms the basis and whether the context is workplace or education; record that assessment, because this is the category carrying a fine of up to EUR 35 million or 7 percent of worldwide turnover.
- Locator: Article 3(39)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

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When this does not apply

The Article 5(1)(f) prohibition does not apply where the use of the AI system is intended to be put in place or into the market for medical or safety reasons.

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Reference

Praxikon, "Emotion recognition system",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 5e7b6617eec86ff450259e231ea73b3b429437f6ffd36bf4a6ea689c94bd219d,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Adefinition%3Adefinitie-emotieherkenningssysteem&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem@1.0.0 (sha256 5e7b6617)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-definition-definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Emotion recognition system},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 5e7b6617eec86ff450259e231ea73b3b429437f6ffd36bf4a6ea689c94bd219d},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-emotieherkenningssysteem},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

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