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GPAI and systemic risk

Foundation models for many tasks, with their own duties and a separate tier for systemic risk.

As of: September 2026 · Glossary with 28 terms

What is GPAI and systemic risk?

General-purpose AI models (GPAI) are foundation models that can be used for many tasks. The EU AI Act regulates them in a dedicated chapter: providers must supply, among other things, technical documentation, information for downstream providers and a summary of training content (Art. 53).

Particularly capable models can be classified as GPAI with systemic risk. That adds obligations such as model evaluations, assessment and mitigation of systemic risks, and cybersecurity and infrastructure protection (Art. 55). For deployers, what matters most is which model category sits inside their own system.

Art. 53Art. 55Foundation models

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