The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive AI law, establishing a regulatory framework for the development, deployment, and use of AI systems based on their level of risk.
EU AI Act
Understanding and implementing the European Union's comprehensive AI regulation
Overview
Risk Categories
1. Unacceptable Risk
- Social scoring systems
- Manipulation of human behavior
- Real-time biometric identification
- Emotion recognition in workplace
Status: Prohibited
2. High Risk
- Critical infrastructure
- Educational assessment
- Law enforcement
- HR and worker management
Status: Strict Requirements
3. Limited Risk
- Chatbots
- Emotion recognition
- Biometric categorization
- Deep fakes
Status: Transparency Requirements
4. Minimal Risk
- Spam filters
- Games
- Inventory management
- Basic research
Status: Voluntary Compliance
Compliance Requirements
1. Documentation
- Technical documentation
- Risk assessment reports
- Compliance records
- Incident reports
2. Testing
- Conformity assessment
- Quality management
- Post-market monitoring
- Performance evaluation
3. Governance
- Risk management system
- Data governance
- Human oversight
- Incident reporting