Getting Started
EU AI Act overview, four risk tiers, penalty structure, key concepts, and the seven-phase delivery workflow.
19 articles in this section
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Introduction
The introduction provides the regulatory context for the AISDP(
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EU AI Act Overview
The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) is the first comprehensive regulatory framework governing artificial…
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Four Risk Tiers
The EU AI Act establishes a four-tier risk classification framework that determines the obligations attaching to each…
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Penalty Structure
The AI Act establishes a graduated penalty framework under Article 99, calibrated to the severity of the violation.…
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Key Concepts
Several concepts recur throughout AISDP preparation and must be understood precisely. AI system (Article 3(1)): a…
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Workflow
The workflow section defines who does what, in what order, with what data, and to what end. Roles describes the ten…
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Roles
AISDP preparation requires clearly assigned roles with documented responsibilities. Ten roles are defined across this…
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Domain Expertise
Different roles require different domain expertise. The table below maps each role to its priority sections and key…
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Steps
The AISDP preparation follows a seven-phase delivery(
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Data Flow
The AISDP requires architectural documentation that traces the path of data through the system from ingestion to…
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Outcomes
The seven-phase delivery(
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Delivery Process
The delivery process organises compliance activities into seven phases, each with a defined owner, outputs, and…
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Phase 1: Discovery & Classification
Phase 1: Discovery & Classification — Owner & Outputs Phase 1 runs during Weeks 1 to 3. The AI System…
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Phase 2: Risk Assessment & FRIA
Phase 2: Risk Assessment & FRIA — Owner & Outputs Phase 2 runs during Weeks 2 to 6. The Technical SME and AI System…
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Phase 3: Architecture & Design
Phase 3: Architecture & Design — Owner & Outputs Phase 3 runs during Weeks 4 to 8. The Technical Owner leads, with…
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Phase 4: Development & Testing
Phase 4: Development & Testing — Owner & Outputs Phase 4 runs during Weeks 6 to 18. The Engineering Team , led by the…
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Phase 5: Pre-Deployment Validation
Phase 5: Pre-Deployment Validation — Owner & Outputs Phase 5 runs during Weeks 16 to 20. The Conformity…
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Phase 6: Registration & Deployment
Phase 6: Registration & Deployment — Owner & Outputs Phase 6 runs during Weeks 20 to 22. The Conformity…
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Phase 7: Operational Monitoring
Phase 7: Operational Monitoring — Owner & Outputs Phase 7 is ongoing and begins at deployment. The AI Governance…