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The European Commission body that supervises general-purpose AI and coordinates AI Act enforcement, with investigation powers and the ability to levy penalties on GPAI providers 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, Who supervises what
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

6 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

AI Office: mentions per chapter46 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter02 Why Now: 2 mentions02 Why Now208 Regulatory Map: 21 mentions08 Regulatory Map2114 Development: 3 mentions14 Development317 Incidents: 6 mentions17 Incidents618 EU AI Act: 13 mentions18 EU AI Act1320 Existing Law: 1 mention20 Existing Law1No mentions in the other 17 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
AI Office: mentions per chapter46 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102 Why Now: 2 mentions202030405060708 Regulatory Map: 21 mentions21081011121314 Development: 3 mentions314151617 Incidents: 6 mentions61718 EU AI Act: 13 mentions13181920 Existing Law: 1 mention120212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of AI Office per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now2No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map21Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development3No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents6No
18 EU AI Act13Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law1No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

AI Office: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 InventoryAI OfficeRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Digital Omnibus · RelatedDigital OmnibusGPAI · RelatedGPAIMarket surveillance authority · RelatedMarket surveillance authorityProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (1)Training-Data Rights Ledger, 1 mention · Uses the termTraining-Data Rights Ledger
AI Office: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 InventoryRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Digital Omnibus · RelatedDigital OmnibusGPAI · RelatedGPAIMarket surveillance authority · RelatedMarket surveillance authorityProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (1)Training-Data Rights Ledger, 1 mention · Uses the termTraining-Data Rights LedgerAI Office
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of AI Office
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsDigital OmnibusRelated
Related termsGPAIRelated
Related termsMarket surveillance authorityRelated
Related termsProviderRelated
Patterns using itTraining-Data Rights Ledger, 1 mentionUses the term
  • Market surveillance authority

    The national authority designated to enforce the AI Act for products placed on its market, with powers to investigate, demand documentation and require…

  • GPAI

    General-purpose AI model: under the AI Act, a model that shows significant generality, can competently perform a wide range of distinct tasks and can be…

  • Digital Omnibus

    The 2026 reform package amending the EU AI Act (in force 27 Jul 2026), which adjusted the high-risk timeline, added AI Office investigation powers and…

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • Provider

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model, or has one developed, and places it on the market or puts it into service…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). AI Office. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-office. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026aioffice,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{AI Office}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-office}
}