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David González, director of Grupo DATA Comunitat Valenciana, detailed in an interview with COPE Dénia the obligations that the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Regulation will impose on SMEs and self-employed workers in the coming years.
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Wednesday 7 October 2026, 14:12 · 2 min read
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The European rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence began to be applied progressively in 2024. According to COPE Dénia, from 2025 onwards, professional training obligations for staff will come into force, while in August 2026 new legal requirements set out in the regulation will be activated.
The European text distinguishes four levels of risk in the use of these technologies: prohibited practices, high risk, transparency risk, and minimal or no risk. David González emphasised that the purpose of this classification is not to halt the adoption of artificial intelligence: «The aim is not to ban the use of AI, but to implement a framework that protects personal rights».
Recruitment processes, among the most monitored
González pointed out that activities such as staff recruitment or automated curriculum analysis fall within the high-risk category, which requires companies to strengthen their controls. In this regard, he insisted that «there must always, always, always be human supervision» and noted that a responsible person should be appointed who is able to stop the system if any deviation is detected. The director of Grupo DATA also clarified that the level of risk does not depend on the size of the company, but on the specific use given to each tool.
Recommendations for SMEs and self-employed workers
To adapt to the regulations, González advised SMEs and self-employed workers to draw up an inventory of the artificial intelligence tools they use and classify their risks with the support of specialised professionals. The director of Grupo DATA also urged caution with sensitive personal data, such as identity numbers, health information or ideological data, and recommended using methods that avoid identifying people, such as «anonymising or using a fictitious name or putting customer A or customer B». He also explained that any company should be able to detail «what uses are being made, with what tools, for what purpose and why».
Regarding the mandatory staff training required by the regulation, González indicated that Grupo DATA makes fully subsidised training courses available to companies to facilitate compliance with this requirement.
