Intended purpose
The use for which an AI system is designed by its provider, including the specific context and conditions of use. Intended purpose is defined in Article 3(12) and is the anchor for risk classification, data governance requirements, and human oversight design. A vague intended purpose description in the technical documentation undermines the assessment of every downstream Annex IV item.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 5 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in EU AI Act Implementation Expert.
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 use for which an AI system is designed by its provider, including the specific context and conditions of use. Intended purpose is defined in Article 3(12) and is the anchor for risk classification, data governance requirements, and human oversight design. A vague intended purpose description in the technical documentation undermines the assessment of every downstream Annex IV item.
The single, precise statement of what the system is for and the boundary it must not cross. It is the reference against which every other element of the file, and the lawfulness of the system's use, is judged.
The use for which a provider has designed a system, as stated in the instructions for use and technical documentation. Classification under Article 6 follows intended purpose, not actual deployer use. Change of intended purpose by a deployer may trigger Article 25(1)(b) (new-provider determination).
As defined in Article 3(12) of the AI Act, the use for which an AI system is intended by the provider, including the specific context and conditions of use, as specified in the information supplied by the provider in the instructions for use, promotional or sales materials, or documentation. Controls Annex III classification.
The use for which an AI system is intended by the provider, including the specific context and conditions of use, as specified in the provider's instructions for use, promotional or sales materials, statements, and technical documentation. (Article 3(12), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- The conformity file: assembling the evidence for the system you shipped in Module 3 · The EU AI Act: The Executive Map, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
- High-Risk Classification: Annex III and Annex I · AI System Inventory and Classification, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Annex III Deep Dive: The High-Risk Domains · AI System Inventory and Classification, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Provider vs Deployer and the Value Chain · AI System Inventory and Classification, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Technical Documentation: Annex IV (Article 11) · High-Risk AI Requirements: The Technical File, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.