Set by the law · AI Act Art. 6(1)
High-risk AI system
In plain English
An AI system that is, or is a safety component of, a product needing third-party checks under EU product laws, or an AI system listed in Annex III, unless it poses no significant risk of harm.
The official text
that AI system shall be considered to be high-risk where both of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the AI system is intended to be used as a safety component of a product, or the AI system is itself a product, covered by the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I; (b) the product … is required to undergo a third-party conformity assessment
In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall be considered to be high-risk.
By derogation from paragraph 2, an AI system referred to in Annex III shall not be considered to be high-risk where it does not pose a significant risk of harm to the health, safety or fundamental rights of natural persons
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