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EU AI Act update: European Commission publishes draft guidelines on HRAIs

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Guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems (HRAIs) under the EU AI Act.

On May 19, 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited non-binding draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems (HRAIs) under the EU AI Act (the Guidelines). Across three documents – covering general principles, high-risk classification in the context of regulated products (Annex I), and high-risk use cases (Annex III) –

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