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title: "Safety component"
description: "Under the AI Act as amended in 2026, a component of a product or AI system whose intended purpose is to prevent or mitigate risks to the health and safety of persons or property, or whose failure…"
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# Safety component

Under the AI Act as amended in 2026, a component of a product or AI system whose intended purpose is to prevent or mitigate risks to the health and safety of persons or property, or whose failure endangers them. AI used solely for convenience, efficiency or quality control is excluded unless its failure would endanger safety [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 18, High-risk through products (Annex I)](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act#high-risk-through-products-annex-i)
- Chapters: [ch. 18, EU AI Act](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-safety-component

## 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)