EU AI Act: Commission Publishes Draft Guidelines On Identifying "High-risk” AI Systems Under Article 6 – What Businesses Need To Do Now

The European Commission has taken a major step towards implementing the EU AI Act, publishing draft Guidelines on when an AI system will be classified as “high-risk” under Article 6.

Article 6 of the Act hasn't changed but this draft guidance is significant. It provides the clearest indication yet of how regulators will interpret and enforce one of the most commercially critical questions for businesses: does your AI system fall inside or outside the high-risk regime?

For organisations using or developing AI, this is not a theoretical exercise. Classification determines your compliance burden, cost of deployment, and, in some cases, whether your system can be used at all. Getting the classification wrong can have serious commercial, financial and reputational impact.