Ch.15 The AI Act in Practice: Risks, Rights, Responsibilities Regulation
Question
What makes an AI system high-risk under the AI Act?
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Answer
Use in listed sensitive sectors or safety components where harm to rights or safety is significant.
Employment, education, law enforcement, migration, and essential services are common test examples.
AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
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High-risk AI: the listed-sector test
An AI system is high-risk only if used in a listed sensitive sector (employment, education, law enforcement, migration, essential services) or as a safety component; a system that seems risky but falls outside these sectors is not high-risk under the Act.
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