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title: "Reasonably foreseeable misuse"
description: "Use of an AI system not in accordance with its intended purpose that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or interaction with other systems, including other AI systems."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/reasonably-foreseeable-misuse
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-25
---

# Reasonably foreseeable misuse

Use of an AI system not in accordance with its intended purpose that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or interaction with other systems, including other AI systems [1]. Distinct from an attack; kept in a misuse register that feeds tests, runtime policy and the instructions for use.

- Developed in: [ch. 14, Reasonably foreseeable misuse](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governing-development#reasonably-foreseeable-misuse); [ch. 15, Secondary use and downstream harm](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governing-deployment#secondary-use-and-downstream-harm)
- Chapters: [ch. 14, Development](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governing-development) · [ch. 15, Deployment](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governing-deployment)
- Contrast with: [Intended purpose](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/intended-purpose)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-reasonably-foreseeable-misuse

## Sources

[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)