(68) ‘downstream provider’ means a provider of an AI system, including a general-purpose AI system, which integrates an AI model, regardless of whether the AI model is provided by themselves and vertically integrated or provided by another entity based on contractual relations.
Art. 3(68): downstream provider
Art. 3(68), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
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