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EU AI Act (2024)

Article 87 · EU · enacted

Workers who report breaches of the AI Act get the protections of the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The AI Office runs an anonymous reporting tool.

Who is protected

Workers, Self-employed (Consultants/Contractors), Shareholders and Board members, Former Staff.

What disclosures are covered

Breaches of the AI Act.

Where to report

• AI Act Whistleblower Tool (anonymous)
  Only for general-purpose AI providers and systems within the AI Office's remit
• Employer's internal reporting channel
  Private employers must provide one only if they have 50 or more workers (Directive Art 8(3))
• National competent authority
  Designated by each Member State (Directive Art 11(1))
• Public disclosure
  Only if a condition in Directive Art 15(1) is met

Limits

• Only covers information obtained through work (Directive Art 4(1))
• The reporter must have reasonable grounds to believe the information is true (Directive Art 6(1)(a))
• Public disclosure is protected only if earlier reports got no response, or there is imminent danger or a risk of retaliation (Directive Art 15(1))

Sources

• EU AI Act full regulation
• Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937

Last verified: 2026-09-30