83% of European enterprises have no AI inventory. Here is what the EU AI Act actually demands before August 2026, and how to operationalise compliance with a…
A few days ago an article in UC Today lit up enterprise IT Slack channels across Europe. The premise was surgical: under Article 5(1)(f) of the EU AI Act, inferring emotions from employees in the workplace has been illegal since February 2025, and yet contact center vendors are still selling "voice mood detection" modules, HR platforms are still scoring candidates on "facial expression engagement," and collaboration suites are still rating remote workers on sentiment.
The vendors keep selling. The IT departments keep deploying. The legal teams have no idea they are, technically, running contraband software that carries a fine of up to 7% of global turnover.