A recruiter uploading CVs to ChatGPT to see whether a candidate is suitable for a vacancy. Or an HR adviser using a free A.I. tool to summarise performance reviews. Sound familiar? Since 2 February 2025, this is not only risky; you are also directly in breach of the EU AI Act (despite the fact that it will not officially come into force until August 2026 and will most likely be postponed further and watered down).
A.I. literacy has transformed from a nice-to-have skill into a strict legal obligation.
With the full entry into force of the EU AI Act on 2 February 2025, A.I. literacy transformed from a nice-to-have skill into a strict legal obligation for the future. But anyone who thinks this is merely a legal tick-box on a compliance list misses the essence of the change we are in the midst of.
Warning signal from Eindhoven
Friso Visser and I did not establish the National Academy for AI to frighten people with rules. We started this with a clear mission: to prepare the Netherlands for the world of 2035. A world in which people and A.I. are not pitted against one another, but in which technology exponentially enhances our human capabilities. However, this requires a new set of core competencies: flexibility, adaptability and digital wisdom. What happens when that digital wisdom is lacking? We see incidents such as the one recently experienced by the Municipality of Eindhoven.
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