Key Dates for HR in Ireland under the EU AI Act
Published on: 10/02/2025
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Barry Phillips (CEO) BEM founded Legal Island in 1998. He is a qualified barrister, trainer, coach, and meditator, and a regular speaker here in the UK and Ireland, and abroad.


Barry has completed the Oxford University course “Leading AI Implementation” in June 2026. He has trained hundreds of HR Professionals on how to use GenAI in the workplace and is the author of the book “ChatGPT in HR – A Practical Guide for Employers and HR Professionals” 

The 2nd February 2025 was the first milestone date for implementation of some of the provisions of the EU AI Act and there are more to follow.

This table sets out the most important dates for HR and recommended actions.

 

Date 

 

Milestone 

 

Action Points for HR 

 

12 July 2024 

 

Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union 

 

 

1 August 2024 

 

EU AI Act enters into force 

 

 

2 February 2025 

 

Ban on AI systems with unacceptable risks and implementation of AI literacy requirements 

 

Unacceptable Risks 
HR needs to be satisfied their organisation is not running AI that is considered to be an “unacceptable risk” as stated in the Act (Art.5). E.gs include AI designed to infer emotion or biometric data

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