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Article 14: human oversight

High-risk AI must be designed so that humans can effectively oversee it and intervene.

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Identifier
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-14-human-oversight
Payload hash (sha256)
02da6ce26c5036d2cdea0842564e14a1227cd8f8e5fe5e67e15b52cd5332f98b

Citation line

Praxikon, "Article 14: human oversight", praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-14-human-oversight@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 02da6ce26c5036d2cdea0842564e14a1227cd8f8e5fe5e67e15b52cd5332f98b
Version
1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at)
27 July 2026
Knowledge time (known_at)
8 August 2026
Closed on
Not closed
Application date
2 December 2027
Topics
high-risk-requirements

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

Who must act and who is affected

On an obligation the addressee is recorded separately from the party that is merely affected. That difference decides who a supervisory authority addresses and who has work to do without the duty resting on them.

Duty holder

Affected actor

  • Deployerpraxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer

Oversight

Not recorded on this object.

Evidence owner

What this object links to

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Who carries the duty

1 of 1 shown

The duty rests on this role. A supervisory authority addresses this role when it is not met.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

Who is affected without being the addressee

1 of 1 shown

This role is practically affected without being the addressee: it receives the information, has to cooperate, or absorbs the consequences in its own process.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

    • ActorDeployer

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer

Who owns the evidence

1 of 1 shown

This duty holder creates, maintains and can produce the evidence.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be done

1 of 1 shown

This is what concretely has to be done under the obligation.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be recorded

1 of 1 shown

This is what has to be in the file to show that the action was carried out.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What keeps it in place

1 of 1 shown

This is what keeps compliance in place over time, periodic or event-driven.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

Public tools

1 of 1 shown

This is the public route a reader can actually use.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.
    • ExceptionFor remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What points at this object

Objects hanging off this obligation

5 of 5 shown

The object belongs to this obligation. The source line it hangs off sits there.

  1. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Design and assign effective human oversight

    Consequence

  2. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Oversight test before go-live

    Consequence

  3. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Oversight file per system

    Consequence

  4. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • CEN-CENELEC JTC 21: European standards under standardisation request M/613

      Locator: prEN 18229-3 (draft standard), CEN/CLC/JTC 21 under M/613

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:cen-cenelec-jtc21

      Open official source

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Articles 13 and 14; Article 26(2); Article 40

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allProviders design in the oversight measures under Article 14; under Article 26(2) deployers assign natural persons with the necessary competence, training and authority and give them the mandate they need.

    Relation recorded on: prEN 18229-3: AI trustworthiness framework part 3, transparency and human oversight

    Consequence

  5. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 14(1)-(5)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Full text of Article 14

    Consequence

What this object states

Official fact

Attributable to a named primary source, with a locator. Where they differ, the official source prevails.

  • Article 14 requires high-risk systems to be effectively overseeable by natural persons, with measures enabling them to understand the system, correctly interpret output, remain aware of automation bias, and decide not to use, to disregard or to stop the system.

  • For the Annex III route this requirement applies from 2 December 2027; for high-risk AI in regulated products (Annex I) from 2 August 2028.

    • Locator: Amended Article 113 application datespraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

  • Oversight on paper is not oversight: the law names automation bias explicitly, so a human who may only click through does not count. Effective oversight requires understanding, time and mandate, which ties directly into the Article 4 literacy measures.

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

  • Appoint the overseeing persons per (upcoming) high-risk system now, train them specifically and record their mandate to intervene in writing.

When this applies

  1. 1The system is high-risk; the provider builds in oversight measures, the deployer assigns oversight to competent persons.

When this does not apply

  • For remote biometric identification the reinforced requirement of verification by at least two authorised persons applies (Article 14(5)), with the exceptions listed there.

Referring to this object

Citation block

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Reference

Praxikon, "Article 14: human oversight",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-14-human-oversight@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 02da6ce26c5036d2cdea0842564e14a1227cd8f8e5fe5e67e15b52cd5332f98b,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/article-14-human-oversight
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-14-human-oversight&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-25)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-14-human-oversight@1.0.0 (sha256 02da6ce2)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-obligation-article-14-human-oversight-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Article 14: human oversight},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-14-human-oversight},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 02da6ce26c5036d2cdea0842564e14a1227cd8f8e5fe5e67e15b52cd5332f98b},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/article-14-human-oversight},
  urldate      = {2026-08-25},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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