Article 19: Automatically generated logs
Praxikon tracks Article 19 (Automatically generated logs) under the EU AI Act, citing the source for every statement.
Article 19 requires providers to keep automatically generated logs of their high-risk AI systems for at least six months, unless other EU or national law provides otherwise.
Official text
Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Text reproduced verbatim.
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