CHAPTER V

Article 55: Obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk

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What this article does: Imposes additional obligations on providers of GPAI models classified as having systemic risk. Who it applies to: Providers of GPAI models with systemic risk. Key requirements: Para 1(a): Must perform model evaluation, including conducting and documenting adversarial testing, to identify and mitigate systemic risk. Para 1(b): Must assess and mitigate possible systemic risks, including their sources. Para 1(c): Must track, document, and report serious incidents and possible corrective measures to the AI Office and relevant national competent authorities without undue delay. Para 1(d): Must ensure an adequate level of cybersecurity protection for the model and its physical infrastructure. Para 2: May rely on codes of practice to demonstrate compliance. Where no code of practice is available, must comply with alternative measures approved by the Commission. Para 3: Must cooperate with the AI Office and provide it with any necessary information.

1. In addition to the obligations listed in Articles 53 and 54, providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk shall: (a) perform model evaluation in accordance with standardised protocols and tools reflecting the state of the art, including conducting and documenting adversarial testing of the model with a view to identifying and mitigating systemic risks; (b) assess and mitigate possible systemic risks at Union level, including their sources, that may stem from the development, the placing on the market, or the use of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk; (c) keep track of, document, and report, without undue delay, to the AI Office and, as appropriate, to national competent authorities, relevant information about serious incidents and possible corrective measures to address them; (d) ensure an adequate level of cybersecurity protection for the general-purpose AI model with systemic risk and the physical infrastructure of the model.

2. Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk may rely on codes of practice within the meaning of to demonstrate compliance with the obligations set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, until a harmonised standard is published. Compliance with European harmonised standards grants providers the presumption of conformity to the extent that those standards cover those obligations. Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risks who do not adhere to an approved code of practice or do not comply with a European harmonised standard shall demonstrate alternative adequate means of compliance for assessment by the Commission.

3. Any information or documentation obtained pursuant to this Article, including trade secrets, shall be treated in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set out in Article

78. SECTION 4 Codes of practice

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