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Biometric categorisation system

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definition

Biometric categorisation system

An AI system that assigns people to categories on the basis of their biometric data. The carve-out for functions ancillary to another commercial service is narrow and is routinely read far too broadly in practice.

based on

  • Article 3 on EUR-Lexguidance

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Read at 2 Aug 2028. What did not yet apply on that date is not shown here. The requirements for high-risk systems embedded in regulated products under Annex I apply.