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Pre-determined changes

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Changes to a high-risk system that continues to learn, planned by the provider at the initial conformity assessment and described in the technical documentation; they are not substantial modifications 1. Engineered as a change envelope written in code.

Developed in
ch. 14, Substantial modification
Chapters
ch. 14, Development
Contrast with
Substantial modification
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

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

Pre-determined changes: mentions per chapter4 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter14 Development: 2 mentions14 Development215 Deployment: 2 mentions15 Deployment2No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Pre-determined changes: mentions per chapter4 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304050607081011121314 Development: 2 mentions21415 Deployment: 2 mentions2151617181920212223Source: 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 Pre-determined changes per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development2Yes
15 Deployment2No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Pre-determined changes: 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.RelatedContrastPre-determined changesRelated terms (3)Conformity assessment · RelatedConformity assessmentProvider · RelatedProviderTechnical documentation (Annex IV) · RelatedTechnical documentationContrast with (1)Substantial modification · ContrastSubstantial modification
Pre-determined changes: 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.RelatedContrastRelated terms (3)Conformity assessment · RelatedConformity assessmentProvider · RelatedProviderTechnical documentation (Annex IV) · RelatedTechnical documentationContrast with (1)Substantial modification · ContrastSubstantial modificationPre-determinedchanges
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 Pre-determined changes
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsConformity assessmentRelated
Related termsProviderRelated
Related termsTechnical documentation (Annex IV)Related
Contrast withSubstantial modificationContrast
  • Technical documentation (Annex IV)

    The provider's technical file for a high-risk AI system, drawn up before placing on the market and kept up to date under Article 11: description, development…

  • Conformity assessment

    The procedure by which a provider shows a high-risk AI system meets the EU AI Act before placing it on the market: internal control for most Annex III…

  • 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)

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Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026predeterminedchanges,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Pre-determined changes}},
  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/pre-determined-changes}
}