What Is Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse?
Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse is under the EU AI Act, the use of an AI system in a way that is not its intended purpose but that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or interaction with other systems.
Reasonably Foreseeable Misuse — under the EU AI Act, the use of an AI system in a way that is not its intended purpose but that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or interaction with other systems.
Providers of high-risk AI must address not only the intended use but also misuse they could reasonably anticipate — for example, users relying on a tool beyond its tested limits. Designing for reasonably foreseeable misuse, through guardrails, warnings, and human oversight, is part of the Act's risk-management expectations and a hallmark of mature governance.
Source: EU AI Act, Article 3(13)
Plain-language explanation
Providers of high-risk AI must address not only the intended use but also misuse they could reasonably anticipate — for example, users relying on a tool beyond its tested limits. Designing for reasonably foreseeable misuse, through guardrails, warnings, and human oversight, is part of the Act's risk-management expectations and a hallmark of mature governance.
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