EU AI Act High-Risk Classification

Depth assessment of whether an AI system is high-risk under Art. 6 AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), grounded in the European Commission's draft Art. 6(5) classification guidelines (general principles, Annex I, Annex III) published for stakeholder consultation in 2026.

Disclaimer (show at session start, do not block)

Important: This skill provides structured high-risk classification guidance based on the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) and the Commission's draft Art. 6(5) classification guidelines (general principles, Annex I, Annex III) issued for stakeholder consultation. The Commission guidelines are non-binding; authoritative interpretation rests with the Court of Justice of the EU. This is not legal advice. Final classification decisions should involve qualified legal counsel with AI Act expertise.

When to use this skill

• The user has already concluded (via broad risk-tier triage or otherwise) that high-risk is the likely tier and needs the depth assessment.
• A high-risk verdict is consequential (FRIA may apply, Chapter III conformity assessment regime, post-market monitoring, registration in EU database).
• The user explicitly asks for Annex I or Annex III analysis.
• The user is uncertain whether a borderline AI system is high-risk and needs the Commission-guideline-grounded reasoning.

If the AI system has not yet been triaged across all five risk tiers (prohibited / high-risk / GPAI / limited / minimal), do that breadth-first triage before the Annex I / Annex III depth analysis below. For a pure article-lookup question without a classification verdict, answer it directly with the cited regulation text rather than running the full depth assessment.