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What is a serious incident under AI governance?

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The user wants to understand Serious Incident in the context of EU AI Act and apply it to practical AI governance or compliance work.

Quick Answer

A serious incident is an AI-system incident or malfunction that directly or indirectly causes severe harm, such as death, serious health harm, critical infrastructure disruption, fundamental-rights infringement, or serious property or environmental damage.

What You'll Learn

  1. 1Direct distinction
  2. 2Plain-English explanation
  3. 3Technical or legal boundary
  4. 4Compliance relevance
  5. 5Common mistakes
  6. 6Related Atlas terms

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Sources

  • Caesar AI Atlas glossary
  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
  • AI Incident Database curated records