Whistleblowing and the EU AI Act
AI Act Adam Radivojevic
The EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019) protects employees, contractors, and other professionals who report violations of EU law, including protections covering AI Act violations starting August 2026. The Directive requires organizations with 50 or more employees to establish internal reporting channels and mandates responses within seven days and feedback within three months. Whistleblowers gain explicit protection against retaliation, with the burden of proof shifting to employers to demonstrate adverse actions were unrelated to reporting.
Why it matters
This page aims to provide an overview of the EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019) and how it relates to the EU AI Act, as well as provide useful resources for potential whistleblowers. This resource was put together by Santeri Koivula, an EU Fellow at the Future of Life Institute, and Karl Koch, founder of the AI […]
