L2-M1 / lesson 1 of 2

Classify the actual use

A retailer is evaluating one platform with several features.

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Start here / A workplace decision

Classify functions, not a sales label

A retailer is evaluating one platform with several features.

The vendor calls the entire platform low risk.

Before you read / Think it through

In “Classify functions, not a sales label”, what would you check or do first?

Pause and form your answer, then compare the reasoning. This reflection is not scored.

Compare the reasoning

List each intended use, affected people and actual features.

The ideas below give you a method for this decision. Then work through the rest of this case and try the decisions yourself.

Part 1 of 4 Learn the ideas

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The unit of assessment

Assess a specific system and intended use.

Separate functions with different effects.

In the workplace

One software licence may contain several legally distinct uses. A marketing label does not classify the workflow.

Remember this

Record version, users and affected people.

The workplace case

YOUR CASE / CLASSIFYING AI SYSTEMS BY RISK

A retailer is buying one platform with three functions: drafting adverts, ranking job applicants and predicting warehouse maintenance. The supplier calls the whole platform low risk. A manager proposes adding biometric emotion analysis to video interviews.

Quick reference / five key ideas

The unit of assessment: Record version, users and affected people.
Scope and definition: Do not infer scope from company size alone.
Prohibited practices first: Exceptions have narrow statutory conditions.
The Annex III route: Being used in a sector is not enough by itself.
The product route: The 2026 amendment clarifies non-safety functions and sectoral routes.