Article 3 · Chapter I: General Provisions
Definitions
Cross-cutting
Summary
The definitions article — 68 defined terms including 'AI system', 'general-purpose AI model', 'provider', 'deployer', 'high-risk AI system', 'biometric identification', 'emotion recognition system', 'serious incident', 'making available on the market', and many more. The 'AI system' definition is intentionally broad and aligned with the OECD definition.
Key obligations
- Read this first — every other obligation depends on these definitions
- AI system = a machine-based system that, with varying levels of autonomy, infers from input how to generate outputs
- Provider vs deployer is the most consequential distinction in the Act