A high-risk AI system is an AI application that can significantly affect safety or fundamental rights. Under the European Union’s risk-based AI Act, it receives stricter oversight than limited-risk systems but is not automatically banned. section 10.30
High-risk systems must meet requirements intended to reduce harm, including:
- assessment before market access and monitoring throughout the system’s lifecycle section 10.30
- data governance, accuracy, nondiscrimination, risk management, record-keeping, technical documentation, and human oversight section 10.30
- registration in an EU-wide database and possible large fines for noncompliance section 10.30
Figure 10.7 The four risk categories in the AI Act
Use the four-category overview to compare high-risk systems with unacceptable-, limited-, and minimal-risk applications. section 10.30
