A general intended purpose includes all high risk use cases by default

Here is the key passage:

“If the instructions for use, contractual arrangements, terms of service, usage policy, promotional and sales materials, or the technical documentation present the AI system as broadly applicable across a generality of contexts and functions, and do not consistently limit its application or exclude high-risk uses, the system’s intended purpose will be deemed to also encompass high-risk use cases and therefore qualify as high-risk.”

That changes the classification assumptions some have been making for general-purpose AI assistants.

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