DocumentationArticle 3(18)Article 11Annex IV
Technical Documentation
The documentation that providers of high-risk AI systems must draw up before placing the system on the market, containing all necessary information to assess compliance with the Regulation, including a general description, design specifications, training data information, risk management records, and performance metrics. Content requirements are set out in Annex IV.
Related terms
- Instructions for UseInformation provided by the provider of a high-risk AI system to inform deployers about the system's intended purpose, performance characteristics,…
- Logging CapabilitiesThe automatic recording of events by a high-risk AI system during its operation — required under Article 12 to enable monitoring of its operation,…
- EU Database for High-Risk AI SystemsA publicly accessible EU-wide database established and maintained by the European Commission, in which providers of high-risk AI systems listed in Annex…
- 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…
Related compliance controls
- DG-003Data Documentation and ProvenanceProviders must document the origin, collection methodology, labelling process, and relevant characteristics of all data sets used in training, validation, and testing to enable traceability and reproducibility.
- TD-001AI System Description and General InformationArticle 11 and Annex IV require that technical documentation includes a general description of the AI system covering its intended purpose, the persons responsible for it, and the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of the system.
- TD-002Design Specifications and ArchitectureProviders must document the overall design logic of the AI system, including the algorithms and associated design choices, the key design parameters, and the interaction between the AI components and other system elements.
- TD-003Development Process DocumentationTechnical documentation must describe the methods and steps performed for the development of the AI system, including data collection, labelling, model training, and evaluation procedures with their rationale.
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