The EU AI Act is no longer a future concern – it’s live, enforceable, and already reshaping how organisations can use artificial intelligence in hiring. For recruiters and talent acquisition teams, this isn’t just a compliance headache for the legal department. If your tech stack includes AI-powered sourcing, CV screening, video interviewing, or candidate assessment tools, the Act directly affects you. The stakes are high: non-compliance can trigger fines of up to 7% of global annual turnover, and the rules apply to any employer hiring within the EU, regardless of where the company is headquartered. Yet many TA teams are only now waking up to what “high-risk AI system” means in practice. In this session, we’ll cut through the regulatory noise and focus on what recruiters actually need to do – and do quickly – to stay on the right side of the law without grinding their hiring process to a halt.

Key Themes We’ll Cover:
What the EU AI Act Actually Says About Recruitment – Which AI hiring tools are classified as high-risk and what that classification triggers in terms of legal obligation
The Transparency Imperative – Why you now need to tell candidates when AI is being used to evaluate them, and how to do it without damaging the candidate experience
Human-in-the-Loop Requirements – What “meaningful human oversight” really means and how to design workflows that satisfy regulators without creating bottlenecks
Bias Testing and Documentation – The new standards for fairness auditing, dataset governance, and the paper trail you need to build around every AI-driven hiring decision
Vendor Due Diligence – The hard questions to ask your HR tech providers right now, and red flags that suggest a tool won’t pass regulatory muster
The Extraterritorial Trap – Why US, UK, and APAC-based employers can’t ignore the Act if they hire even a handful of people in Europe
Building Your Compliance Roadmap – Practical, prioritised steps TA leaders can take in the next 90 days to assess risk, remediate gaps, and keep hiring moving
What Comes Next – How the Act is likely to influence AI regulation globally and what early movers are doing to turn compliance into a competitive advantage
Whether you’re a TA leader scrambling to understand your exposure, a recruiter using AI tools day-to-day, or an HR tech buyer re-evaluating your vendor list, this session will give you the clarity and actionable steps you need. Join Hung Lee and our panel of legal, compliance, and talent acquisition experts as we unpack the EU AI Act and translate it into recruiter-friendly language. Follow the Recruiting Brainfood channel and register now – this is one compliance shift you can’t afford to sleep on.

We’re on Friday 4th September, 2pm BST / 3pm CEST. Following the channel here (recommended) and register for the show here

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