What Is Putting into Service?
Putting into Service is under the EU AI Act, the supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer, or for the provider's own use in the EU, for its intended purpose.
Putting into Service — under the EU AI Act, the supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer, or for the provider's own use in the EU, for its intended purpose.
A system can be "put into service" without ever being "placed on the market" — for example, an organisation that builds an AI system purely for its own internal use. Either event can trigger the Act's obligations, which is why both terms recur throughout the legislation.
Source: EU AI Act, Article 3(11)
Plain-language explanation
A system can be "put into service" without ever being "placed on the market" — for example, an organisation that builds an AI system purely for its own internal use. Either event can trigger the Act's obligations, which is why both terms recur throughout the legislation.
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