In their own words.
Our plain version above is ours. This is the official or expert wording we based it on.
“‘systemic risk’ means a risk that is specific to the high-impact capabilities of general-purpose AI models”
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Text as reproduced by artificialintelligenceact.eu (Future of Life Institute); the official text is on EUR-Lex.
Related words.
General-purpose AI model
The EU AI Act's legal term for a model that can be used for many different tasks, like the ones behind ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Makers of these models have duties under the Act.
Dual-use foundation model
A US government term (2023) for a broad, very large model that could be used for good purposes or to cause serious harm, for example in cyberattacks or weapons.
AI Act
The European Union's law on artificial intelligence. It bans some uses outright, sets rules for 'high-risk' uses such as hiring and credit, and puts duties on makers of general-purpose models, with rules coming in stages from 2025 to 2028.