Source: OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024

Current language: DE

Artikel 4 KI-Kompetenz


Summary What does Article 4 of the AI Act say?

This brief but foundational article establishes an AI literacy obligation for both providers and deployers of AI systems.

Rather than prescribing a specific training programme or curriculum, it sets a general standard: those who develop or deploy AI systems must take measures to ensure that their staff and anyone else handling those systems on their behalf has a sufficient level of understanding of AI.

Notably, the obligation is calibrated to the individual — what counts as sufficient takes into account the person's existing technical knowledge, experience, education, and training, as well as the specific context in which the AI system is used and who it affects.

Important points:

  • Both providers and deployers of AI systems must take measures to ensure sufficient AI literacy among their staff and anyone operating AI systems on their behalf.
  • The standard of literacy required is not fixed — it must be assessed in light of each person's existing knowledge, experience, education, and training.
  • The context of use matters: the persons or groups on whom the AI system is used must also be considered when determining what level of literacy is sufficient.

Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

Die Anbieter und Betreiber von KI-Systemen ergreifen Maßnahmen, um nach besten Kräften sicherzustellen, dass ihr Personal und andere Personen, die in ihrem Auftrag mit dem Betrieb und der Nutzung von KI-Systemen befasst sind, über ein ausreichendes Maß an KI-Kompetenz verfügen, wobei ihre technischen Kenntnisse, ihre Erfahrung, ihre Ausbildung und Schulung und der Kontext, in dem die KI-Systeme eingesetzt werden sollen, sowie die Personen oder Personengruppen, bei denen die KI-Systeme eingesetzt werden sollen, zu berücksichtigen sind.

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