Governance

AI Incident Reporting

Definition

The obligation under the EU AI Act for providers of high-risk AI systems to report serious incidents—where the AI causes harm to health, safety, or fundamental rights—to national market surveillance authorities within defined timeframes.

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Post-Market Monitoring

The ongoing collection and analysis of data about a deployed AI system's real-world performance and risk profile, required for high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act. Providers must proactively detect and report incidents, model drift, and new risks throughout the product's lifecycle.

High-Risk AI System

An AI system classified under the EU AI Act as posing significant risks to health, safety, or fundamental rights. High-risk systems must undergo conformity assessment, maintain technical documentation, enable human oversight, and be registered in an EU database before market deployment.

EU AI Act

The world's first comprehensive AI regulation, adopted by the European Union in 2024 and phasing in through 2027–2028 (prohibitions from February 2025, GPAI obligations from August 2025, stand-alone high-risk systems from 2 December 2027, and high-risk AI embedded in regulated products from 2 August 2028). It classifies AI systems by risk level—unacceptable, high, limited, and minimal—and imposes obligations proportionate to risk, from outright bans to conformity assessments and transparency requirements.

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Eu Ai Act Compliance

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