Article 12: Record-keeping
Is this legally binding?
Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.
High-risk AI systems must technically allow automatic recording of events (logs) across their lifetime.
What this connects to
5 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.
Maps across to2
- External frameworkClause 9: Performance evaluationStandardGAGE analysis, not official
Logging and record-keeping feed AIMS monitoring and measurement
- External frameworkFunction: MEASUREGuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Logging enables MEASURE evidence and tracking
Mapped across from3
- ObligationMonitor AI system inputsGuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Input logging anticipates Article 12 record-keeping
- SectionArea 3: Operations ManagementGuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Operations management documentation anticipates Article 12 record-keeping
- InstrumentModel AI Governance Framework for Generative AI (2024)GuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
GenAI MGF documentation practices anticipate Article 12 logging
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