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Profiling override

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The rule in the third subparagraph of AI Act Article 6(3) that an Annex III system which performs profiling of natural persons is always high-risk, whichever filter condition it meets 1. A classification decision record therefore carries an explicit profiling flag, so a filter claim the override defeats is visible.

Developed in
ch. 18, The Annex III filter and the profiling override
Toolkit: EU AI Act role and risk-class triage
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Contrast with
Article 6(3) filter
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.

Profiling override: mentions per chapter2 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 chapter08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map118 EU AI Act: 1 mention18 EU AI Act1No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Profiling override: mentions per chapter2 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 chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention108101112131415161718 EU AI Act: 1 mention1181920212223Source: 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 Profiling override 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 Map1Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act1Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Profiling override: 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.RelatedContrastProfiling overrideRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIClassification decision record · RelatedClassification decision recordPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Article 6(3) filter · ContrastArticle 6(3) filter
Profiling override: 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 (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIClassification decision record · RelatedClassification decision recordPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Article 6(3) filter · ContrastArticle 6(3) filterProfiling override
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 Profiling override
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAnnex IIIRelated
Related termsClassification decision recordRelated
Related termsPlacing on the marketRelated
Related termsPutting into serviceRelated
Contrast withArticle 6(3) filterContrast
  • Classification decision record

    A versioned registry record of why a system sits on a given rung of the AI Act risk ladder: the Annex III point, any Article 6(3) condition relied on, an…

  • Placing on the market

    Under the EU AI Act, the first making available of an AI system or general-purpose AI model on the Union market; later supplies in the course of a commercial…

  • Putting into service

    Under the EU AI Act, the supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer, or for the provider's own use, in the Union for its intended purpose.

  • AI Act (EU)

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

  • Annex III

    The AI Act annex listing high-risk use cases (biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, essential services, law enforcement, migration…

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). Profiling override. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/profiling-override. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026profilingoverride,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Profiling override}},
  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/profiling-override}
}