2.1 · The EU AI Act — Operational Compliance EssentialsAssignment

Classify Your Own AI System

15 minCourse 02

This assignment builds your first EU AI Act classification record. Pick one AI system your organisation currently uses or is considering — ideally one you're uncertain about — and work through the classification framework.

The Classification Worksheet

    When You're Unsure

    If a system could plausibly fall into a higher-risk category, classify it there. Regulators apply a substance-over-form test — how a system is actually used matters more than how it's marketed. An HR analytics tool that "provides insights" but consistently influences hiring decisions will be treated as high-risk.

    What You've Built

    One completed classification record. If you do this for every AI system in your organisation, you'll have the foundation of your EU AI Act compliance programme. That's the AI Register — which we build in full in Section 2.3.