Definitions

Artificial intelligence system

Art. 3(1)

An artificial intelligence system means a machine-based system designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy, that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment and that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the inputs it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations or decisions. This definition is intentionally broad to cover all current and future AI technologies.

Related terms

High-risk AI system

An AI system subject to the full set of obligations under the regulation due to its area of application.

Provider

Any person who develops or has developed an AI system and places it on the market under their own name.

Deployer

Any person who uses an AI system under their own authority in a professional context.

Related obligations

Consult the regulatory obligations associated with artificial intelligence system in our article guide.

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