Military, defence or national security purposesEnlargeL Cowieson, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Military, defence or national security purposes
Article 2(3) excludes three things: areas outside the scope of Union law and the Member States' competences concerning national security; AI…
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Third-country authorities in law enforcement cooperationEnlargeEuropean Commission, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Third-country authorities in law enforcement cooperation
Article 2(4) excludes third-country public authorities and international organisations that would otherwise fall under Article 2(1), where they…
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Sole purpose of scientific research and developmentEnlargeDiane A. Reid, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Sole purpose of scientific research and development
Article 2(6) excludes AI systems and AI models, including their output, that are specifically developed and put into service for the sole purpose…
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Research or testing before placing on the marketEnlargeNASA/JPL-Caltech, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Research or testing before placing on the market
Article 2(8) excludes any research, testing or development activity regarding AI systems or AI models prior to their being placed on the…
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A natural person using a system in a personal activity
Article 2(10) excludes the obligations of deployers who are natural persons using AI systems in the course of a purely personal non-professional…
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Free and open-source licences (partial exclusion only)
Article 2(12): the Regulation does not apply to AI systems released under free and open-source licences, unless they are placed on the market or…
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What this covers (6)
- Military, defence or national security purposes
- Third-country authorities in law enforcement cooperation
- Sole purpose of scientific research and development
- Research or testing before placing on the market
- A natural person using a system in a personal activity
- Free and open-source licences (partial exclusion only)
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