Conformity assessment
AIGP glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (AIGP certified)
Conformity assessment - Process showing a system meets legal/standards requirements; EU AI Act gate for high-risk before market.
In the AIGP body of knowledge, Conformity assessment comes up under Module 8: AI Governance Vocabulary.
Conformity assessment in context
- Major AI laws converge on eight obligations for high-risk AI: risk management, data governance, technical documentation, record-keeping, transparency, human oversight, accuracy/robustness/cybersecurity, and impact/conformity assessment. (The eight requirements for high-risk AI)
- The [[Conformity assessment (CA)]] is how compliance is demonstrated for high-risk AI, underpinned by ==technical documentation==. (Conformity assessments, registration and notification)
- ==Conformity assessment is the EU AI Act gate for high-risk systems before market==, and explainability (why an output) is distinct from interpretability (how the model works inside). (Governance, assurance and oversight)
Where Conformity assessment is covered in the AIGP study notes
Related terms
- AI governance
- Accountability
- AI assurance
- AI audit
- Oversight
- Transparency
- Explainability
- Interpretability
- Contestability
- Impact assessment
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