Social RoboticsEU AI Act enters into force
The world's first comprehensive AI law began its phased rollout, including transparency rules for chatbots.
The European Union's AI Act formally entered into force on 1 August 2024, with obligations phasing in over the following years. It sorts AI systems by risk, bans practices such as social scoring and sets strict requirements for high-risk uses like medical software. Systems such as chatbots must make clear to users that they are dealing with a machine. Conversational social robots sold in Europe, especially those used in care or with children, now operate inside this framework.
Source: European Commission
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