Core ConceptsArticle 3(23)
Substantial Modification
A change to an AI system after its placing on the market or putting into service that affects the compliance of the AI system with this Regulation or results in a modification to the intended purpose for which the AI system has been assessed.
Related terms
- AI SystemA machine-based system designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment, and that, for explicit or…
- Risk-Based ApproachThe overarching regulatory framework of the EU AI Act that categorises AI systems by the level of risk they pose — prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk,…
- Placing on MarketThe first making available of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model on the Union market, in the course of a commercial activity, whether for payment…
- Putting into ServiceThe supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer or for own use on the Union market for its intended purpose.
- Intended PurposeThe use for which an AI system is intended by the provider, including the specific context and conditions of use, as specified in the instructions for…
- Reasonably Foreseeable MisuseThe use of an AI system in a way that is not in accordance with its intended purpose, but that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or…
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