What Is AI Incident?
AI Incident is an event in which an AI system causes, contributes to, or has the potential to cause harm — including physical, psychological, financial, or reputational harm — to individuals, organisations, or society.
AI Incident — an event in which an AI system causes, contributes to, or has the potential to cause harm — including physical, psychological, financial, or reputational harm — to individuals, organisations, or society.
AI incident reporting is a mandatory obligation under the EU AI Act for high-risk AI providers (serious incidents within 15 days). The EU Act defines a "serious incident" as one causing death, serious injury, large-scale infringement of fundamental rights, or significant property damage. Beyond legal mandates, a mature AI incident response capability — detection, triage, investigation, remediation, and learning — is essential for organisations deploying AI at scale. The AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai) is a public resource cataloguing AI incidents across sectors.
Source: EU AI Act, Article 73; NIST AI RMF, RESPOND
Plain-language explanation
AI incident reporting is a mandatory obligation under the EU AI Act for high-risk AI providers (serious incidents within 15 days). The EU Act defines a "serious incident" as one causing death, serious injury, large-scale infringement of fundamental rights, or significant property damage. Beyond legal mandates, a mature AI incident response capability — detection, triage, investigation, remediation, and learning — is essential for organisations deploying AI at scale. The AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai) is a public resource cataloguing AI incidents across sectors.
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