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Risks levels according to the AI-act

Unacceptable risk 

All AI systems considered a clear threat to the safety, livelihoods and rights of people are banned, from social scoring by governments to toys using voice assistance that encourages dangerous behaviour. 

High risk 

AI systems identified as high-risk include AI technology used in: 

High-risk AI systems are subject to strict obligations before they can be put on the market: 

All remote biometric identification systems are considered high-risk and subject to strict requirements. The use of remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement purposes is, in principle, prohibited. 

Narrow exceptions are strictly defined and regulated, such as when necessary to search for a missing child, to prevent a specific and imminent terrorist threat or to detect, locate, identify or prosecute a perpetrator or suspect of a serious criminal offence. 

Those usages aresubject to authorisation by a judicial or other independent body and to appropriate limits in time, geographic reach and the data bases searched. 

Limited risk 

Limited risk refers to the risks associated with lack of transparency in AI usage. The AI Act introduces specific transparency obligations to ensure that humans are informed when necessary, fostering trust. For instance, when using AI systems such as chatbots, humans should be made aware that they are interacting with a machine so they can take an informed decision to continue or step back. Providers also must ensure that AI-generated content is identifiable. Besides, AI-generated text published with the purpose to inform the public on matters of public interest must be labelled as artificially generated. This also applies to audio and video content constituting deep fakes. 

Minimal or no risk 

The AI Act allows the free use of minimal-risk AI. This includes applications such as AI-enabled video games or spam filters. The vast majority of AI systems currently used in the EU fall into this category. 


UT-assistance

With the AI Act being implemented in steps, the UT participates in the national university meetings in order to have a dedicated policy in place. The UT (GA, LISA, SBD and DSI) are working on a Go To Portal for researchers who have a specific question. To be continued!

In the meantime, this online checking-tool might be interesting for you!