# The EU AI Act categorizes AI systems into four risk tiers: Unacceptable (banned - social scoring, manipulative AI), High-risk (strict requirements - employment, credit scoring), Limited (transparency required - chatbots), and Minimal (no restrictions)

**Date:** 2025-12-18  
**Tags:** AI, Regulation, Governance  
**URL:** https://kelexine.is-a.dev/til/eu-ai-act-risk-tiers

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TIL: The EU AI Act categorizes AI systems into four risk tiers: Unacceptable (banned - social scoring, manipulative AI), High-risk (strict requirements - employment, credit scoring), Limited (transparency required - chatbots), and Minimal (no restrictions). Most developer tools fall under minimal risk.


```javascript
const aiActRiskTiers = {
  unacceptable: ['social_scoring', 'manipulation'],
  highRisk: ['employment', 'credit', 'law_enforcement'],
  limited: ['chatbots', 'emotion_recognition'],
  minimal: ['spam_filters', 'games', 'dev_tools']
};
// Your AI needs different compliance based on tier
```




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