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Recitals
Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Prohibited AI Practices
Chapter III: High-Risk AI Systems

Section 1: Classification of AI Systems as High-Risk

Section 2: Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems

Section 3: Obligations of Providers and Deployers of High-Risk AI Systems and Other Parties

Section 4: Notifying Authorities and Notified Bodies

Section 5: Standards, Conformity Assessment, Certificates, Registration

Chapter IV: Transparency Obligations for Providers and Deployers of Certain AI Systems
Chapter V: General-Purpose AI Models
Chapter VI: Measures in Support of Innovation
Chapter VII: Governance
Chapter VIII: EU Database for High-Risk AI Systems
Chapter IX: Post-Market Monitoring, Information Sharing and Market Surveillance

Section 1: Post-Market Monitoring

Section 2: Sharing of Information on Serious Incidents

Section 3: Enforcement

Section 4: Remedies

Section 5: Supervision, Investigation, Enforcement and Monitoring in Respect of Providers of General-Purpose AI Models

Chapter X: Codes of Conduct and Guidelines
Chapter XI: Delegation of Power and Committee Procedure
Chapter XII: Penalties
Chapter XIII: Final Provisions
Annexes
  • Chapter IX: Post-Market Monitoring, Information Sharing and Market Surveillance
  • Section 5: Supervision, Investigation, Enforcement and Monitoring in Respect of Providers of General-Purpose AI Models

Article 90: Alerts of systemic risks by the scientific panel

Summary

This article describes the process for the scientific panel to issue a qualified alert to the AI Office if it suspects that a general-purpose AI model poses a concrete risk or meets specific conditions referred to in Article 51 related to general-purpose AI models with systemic risk. The European Commission can then assess the matter and take appropriate measures. 

The summaries are meant to provide helpful explanation but are not legal binding.

1.   The scientific panel may provide a qualified alert to the AI Office where it has reason to suspect that:

(a)a general-purpose AI model poses concrete identifiable risk at Union level; or
(b)a general-purpose AI model meets the conditions referred to in Article 51.

2.   Upon such qualified alert, the Commission, through the AI Office and after having informed the Board, may exercise the powers laid down in this Section for the purpose of assessing the matter. The AI Office shall inform the Board of any measure according to Articles 91 to 94.

3.   A qualified alert shall be duly reasoned and indicate at least:

(a)the point of contact of the provider of the general-purpose AI model with systemic risk concerned;
(b)a description of the relevant facts and the reasons for the alert by the scientific panel;
(c)any other information that the scientific panel considers to be relevant, including, where appropriate, information gathered on its own initiative.
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