Part 1 — For the Business
Ch. 2 — Know Your Risk Level
How to classify your agents by risk — and how that classification shapes AI Act obligations and governance priorities.
Once you have established that the technology is an AI system within scope, identified your organization's legal role, and defined the system boundary and intended purpose, the next question is: what risk classification applies?
2.1 Key Takeaways
Risk level is not a compliance formality. It determines the applicable AI Act control stack and helps you prioritize governance investment. It does not determine whether other frameworks apply. Geography, data, organizational role, sector, and contracts answer that separate question.
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