EU AI Act · Annex III

The EU AI Act high-risk list, use case by use case

Most of the Act’s obligations land on high-risk AI, and Annex III is the list that defines it. If your system does one of these eight things, it’s almost certainly high-risk — find yours below, then run the free check to confirm.

Annex III(1)

Biometrics

Remote biometric identification, biometric categorisation and emotion recognition are high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. See what's covered and the obligations.

Annex III(2)

Critical infrastructure

AI used as a safety component in critical infrastructure — traffic, water, gas, electricity, digital infrastructure — is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act.

Annex III(3)

Education

AI that decides admission, scores students, or monitors exams is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. See what's covered and what schools and edtech must do.

Annex III(4)

Employment & HR

AI for recruitment, promotion, task allocation or performance monitoring is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. Learn what HR teams and vendors must do.

Annex III(5)

Credit & essential services

AI for credit scoring, insurance pricing, benefits eligibility and emergency dispatch is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. See who's caught and the duties.

Annex III(6)

Law enforcement

Predictive policing, evidence assessment and risk profiling by AI are high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act — where not already prohibited. See the obligations.

Annex III(7)

Migration & borders

AI for visa and asylum decisions, border risk assessment and identity checks is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. See what's covered and the obligations.

Annex III(8)

Justice & democracy

AI assisting courts or capable of influencing elections is high-risk under Annex III of the EU AI Act. Learn what's covered and the obligations that apply.

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