Can I use AI for hiring?
You can use ordinary writing tools to draft a job ad.
Drafted with AI help and checked against the official EU text before publishing.
You can use ordinary writing tools to draft a job ad. Tools that analyse, filter or score candidates sit on the high-risk list in Annex III, with extra duties on a later timetable. Emotion recognition at work is in the banned list now — do not use it on applicants or staff.
After the Digital Omnibus, those extra duties start on 2 December 2027. That delay is extra time, not a free-for-all.
Emotion recognition at work is in the banned list now — do not use it on applicants or staff. Drafting a vacancy in ChatGPT and then reading CVs yourself is not the same as an AI that filters or ranks applicants.
This is general information, not legal advice.
What the law actually says
"AI systems intended to be used for recruitment or selection of natural persons, notably to place targeted job advertisements, to analyse and filter job applications, and to evaluate candidates;"— EU AI Act, Annex III, point 4(a) (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) · eur-lex.europa.eu
In plain words
- Annex III point 4 covers recruitment and selection tools. Those are high-risk systems, not banned systems.
- The Digital Omnibus on AI put the extra Chapter III high-risk duties for Annex III uses back to 2 December 2027. That delay is extra time, not a free-for-all.
- Article 5(1)(f) already bans inferring emotions in the workplace, with a narrow medical/safety exception. Scoring a candidate’s “mood” from a video is the kind of use to avoid.
- Drafting a vacancy in ChatGPT and then reading CVs yourself is not the same as an AI that filters or ranks applicants.
- Will look for signs of AI use in the folders you choose, and write them down for you.
- Will write a plain-language readiness report. No evidence reads "Not assessed", never a green tick.
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- Coming with Guard: a printable readiness pack built from your check results — AI use found, training notes, disclosure checklist.
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