Cyprus has notified the European Commission of the Cypriot
authorities that supervise or enforce the protection of fundamental
rights in relation to the use of high-risk Artificial Intelligence
(AI) systems, for the purposes of Article 77 of
the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI
Act).
The designated Cypriot authorities are:
- Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
- Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human
Rights (Ombudsman)
- Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus.
The EU AI Act categorizes AI systems based on risk levels and
imposes specific obligations for high-risk applications, such as
those used in healthcare, law enforcement, and critical
infrastructure. Annex III of the Act identifies areas where AI
systems are generally considered high-risk, including biometric
identification, management of critical infrastructure, education,
and access to essential services. However, an AI system that falls
under one of these
