Overview

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.

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