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Under the AI Act, the risk posed by the most capable general-purpose AI models, triggering extra evaluation, adversarial-testing and incident-reporting duties on their providers 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, Systemic risk: threshold, notification, designation
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

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

Systemic risk: mentions per chapter26 mentions of the term across 9 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter04 The Stack: 1 mention04 The Stack108 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions08 Regulatory Map711 AI Defined: 1 mention11 AI Defined113 Risk Management: 1 mention13 Risk Management114 Development: 2 mentions14 Development215 Deployment: 1 mention15 Deployment117 Incidents: 2 mentions17 Incidents218 EU AI Act: 7 mentions18 EU AI Act723 AI Agents: 4 mentions23 AI Agents4No mentions in the other 14 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Systemic risk: mentions per chapter26 mentions of the term across 9 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304 The Stack: 1 mention10405060708 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions7081011 AI Defined: 1 mention1111213 Risk Management: 1 mention11314 Development: 2 mentions21415 Deployment: 1 mention1151617 Incidents: 2 mentions21718 EU AI Act: 7 mentions7181920212223 AI Agents: 4 mentions423Source: 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 Systemic risk per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack1No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map7Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined1No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management1No
14 Development2No
15 Deployment1No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents2No
18 EU AI Act7Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents4No

Patterns that use this term

2 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Systemic risk: 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 pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 InventorySystemic riskRelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)GPAI · RelatedGPAILoss of control · RelatedLoss of controlProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (2)AI Threat Model, 1 mention · Uses the termAI Threat ModelModel Artefact Integrity, 1 mention · Uses the termModel Artefact Integrity
Systemic risk: 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 pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 InventoryRelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)GPAI · RelatedGPAILoss of control · RelatedLoss of controlProvider · RelatedProviderPatterns using it (2)AI Threat Model, 1 mention · Uses the termAI Threat ModelModel Artefact Integrity, 1 mention · Uses the termModel Artefact IntegritySystemic risk
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 Systemic risk
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsGPAIRelated
Related termsLoss of controlRelated
Related termsProviderRelated
Patterns using itAI Threat Model, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itModel Artefact Integrity, 1 mentionUses the term
  • 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…

  • Loss of control

    One of the systemic risks the GPAI Code of Practice specifies: risks from humans losing the ability to reliably direct, modify or shut down a model, which may…

  • 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)

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Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026systemicrisk,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Systemic risk}},
  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/systemic-risk}
}