Point 7(a): AI systems intended to be used as polygraphs or similar tools
19 May 2026 · European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
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1. Official source details
- Official title
- Point 7(a): AI systems intended to be used as polygraphs or similar tools
- Issuing authority
- European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
- Document type
- Service Desk explanatory page
- Publication date
- 19 May 2026
- Identifier
- URL-based (no official identifier in source)
- Official source
- https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/point-7a-ai-systems-intended-be-used-polygraphs-or-similar-tools (opens official source in a new tab)
- Collected via
- AI Act Service Desk
2. Executive summary
Source excerpt: Point 7(a) of Annex III classifies as high-risk AI systems intended to be used in the field of migration, asylum and border control management as polygraphs or similar tools. Such AI systems are generally designed to analyse physiological, behavioural or biometric signals with the purpose of inferring deception by natural persons in migration, asylum or border-control settings. Where such systems are intended to be…
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3. Legal status and effective date
Explanatory material — not legally binding (Guidance)
Effective / application date: Not stated in the source metadata.
4. Relevant articles
No AI Act article is explicitly referenced in the source metadata.
5. Potentially affected stakeholders
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6. Practical implications
Not yet analysed. The legal status above is taken from the official document type.
7. Suggested control considerations
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8. References and official links
- AI Act Service Desk (opens official source in a new tab) (first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) on EUR-Lex (opens official source in a new tab)
9. Last source verification
13 November 2026, 12:50 UTC · first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC
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