Defined in the law · AI Act Art. 3(49)
Serious incident
In plain English
An AI incident or malfunction that directly or indirectly leads to death or serious harm to health, serious disruption of critical infrastructure, breach of EU fundamental-rights duties, or serious harm to property or the environment.
The definition in the law
‘serious incident’ means an incident or malfunctioning of an AI system that directly or indirectly leads to any of the following: (a) the death of a person, or serious harm to a person’s health; (b) a serious and irreversible disruption of the management or operation of critical infrastructure; (c) the infringement of obligations under Union law intended to protect fundamental rights; (d) serious harm to property or the environment
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