We often receive the question, "Is Pillar categorized as a High-risk AI system under the EU AI Act?". The answer is no, and this article explains why.
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Pillar & te EU AI Act
The EU AI Act states:
High-risk AI systems are those under Annex III use cases (below), except if:
- The AI system performs a narrow procedural task;
- Improves the result of a previously completed human activity;
- Detects decision-making patterns or deviations from prior decision-making patterns and is not meant to replace or influence the previously completed human assessment without proper human review;
- Performs a preparatory task for an assessment relevant for the purpose of the use cases listed in Annex III.
When classifying Pillar’s product in the category of using AI in recruiting, the Act carves out explicit exceptions for the things that Pillar is doing:
- Pillar’s use of AI is narrow
- Pillar improves the result of hiring teams to be fairer
- Pillar is not meant to replace a human assessment
- Pillar performs a task that prepares interviewers (humans!) to assess the candidates themselves
Because of this, Pillar considers the system not to be in the High-risk category as defined by the exceptions provided in the EU AI Act.