Annex III (EU AI Act)
The list of categories the Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 treats as high risk, the trigger condition for Articles 14 and 15's obligations; a deployment with a European Union nexus does not automatically fall under these obligations unless its actual function matches a listed category. (see Topic 10.8)
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 5 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The list of categories the Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 treats as high risk, the trigger condition for Articles 14 and 15's obligations; a deployment with a European Union nexus does not automatically fall under these obligations unless its actual function matches a listed category. (see Topic 10.8)
The list of specific use cases classified as "high-risk" under the Act, including areas like employment screening, credit scoring, and law enforcement applications. Obligations attached to Annex III systems were postponed by the Digital Omnibus from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027.
The list of use cases and system categories the Act classifies as high risk; a regulator's own determination that a system meets these criteria can override an organization's informal, lower self-classification and retroactively trigger Article 74 obligations.
The list of high-risk AI system use cases in the EU AI Act, including employment, creditworthiness, and access to essential services, which determines the scope of EU AI Act Article 86's explanation duty.
the category of standalone high-risk AI systems (in areas like employment, education, and law enforcement) listed directly in the Act; obligations moved to December 2, 2027 under the Digital Omnibus.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Dossier Workshop J, Regulatory Exposure Statement · The Law and the Regulators, Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP)
- The right to an account: keeping the decision trail a person affected by your AI can find, follow, and contest · Lineage Under Audit, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- The audit rehearsal: walking an examiner through lineage without a scramble · Lineage Under Audit, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- The Big Four Frameworks: EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OECD Principles · Foundations of AI for Lobbyists, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
- The One-Page Hill Briefer: What the EU AI Act Means for U.S. Companies · AI Law in Practice: The Compliance-to-Persuasion Toolkit, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where Annex III (EU AI Act) starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Decides what a person affected by an AI decision must be told, how an output can be explained, and how they can challenge it.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Collects, labels and preserves the evidence that a control operated, a decision was made, and a claim can be defended to an auditor or regulator.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Classifies a system by role and risk tier, knows which obligations bind on which date after the Digital Omnibus, and what evidence conformity needs.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Roles that hire for it
Each role page shows the full competency set, what the seat decides, and a readiness check against your own evidence.
- AI Compliance Managerneeds it at depth · 2 open postings this week
- AI Model Validatorneeds working knowledge
- AI Regulatory Counselneeds it at depth · 14 open postings this week
- Responsible AI Leadneeds it at depth · 7 open postings this week
- Senior AI Compliance Analystneeds it at depth
- AI Compliance Specialistneeds working knowledge · 1 open posting this week
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: EU AI Act Articles 13 and 50; NIST AI RMF trustworthiness characteristics; EU AI Act Articles 11 and 12; ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 7.5.
One interview question about it
A customer asks why the model decided against them. What can you explain, what can you not, and how can they contest it?
Asked of candidates for explainability, transparency and contestability. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
If you come from another field
Some backgrounds already carry this competency, and the readiness check gives credit for it.
- Compliance and regulatory affairs carries it as work you can show: Audit-ready documentation is what you produce.
- Internal audit and IT audit carries it as work you can show: Evidence evaluation is the profession.
- Project and program management carries it as a claim to back up: Decision logs and repositories are familiar.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.