The company or person that builds and releases an AI system or model, taking legal responsibility for its compliance with AI regulations.
The company or person that builds and releases an AI system or model, taking legal responsibility for its compliance with AI regulations.
Under the EU AI Act, the provider role carries the heaviest compliance burden: providers must conduct conformity assessments, prepare technical documentation, affix CE marking, register high-risk systems, and establish post-market monitoring. A deployer who substantially modifies a high-risk AI system becomes a provider for that modified version. The provider concept is technology-neutral and applies whether the AI is a standalone application, an API, an embedded component, or a GPAI model.
SaaS vendors, model API companies, and internal AI development teams that release AI capabilities to business users or consumers are all providers and must build compliance programmes accordingly.
A car manufacturer is the 'provider' of the vehicle — the dealer who sells it is more like a deployer or distributor. The manufacturer is responsible for safety certification, recalls, and documentation.
The company or person that builds and releases an AI system or model, taking legal responsibility for its compliance with AI regulations.
Under the EU AI Act, the provider role carries the heaviest compliance burden: providers must conduct conformity assessments, prepare technical documentation, affix CE marking, register high-risk systems, and establish post-market monitoring. A deployer who substantially modifies a high-risk AI system becomes a provider for that modified version. The provider concept is technology-neutral and applies whether the AI is a standalone application, an API, an embedded component, or a GPAI model.
SaaS vendors, model API companies, and internal AI development teams that release AI capabilities to business users or consumers are all providers and must build compliance programmes accordingly.