Article 14 - Human Oversight (ART14)

High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed in such a way, including with appropriate human-machine interface tools, that they can be effectively overseen by natural persons during the period in which the AI system is in use.

Human oversight shall be ensured through either one or all of the following measures (14.01):

1. identified and built, when technically feasible, into the high-risk AI system by the provider before it is placed on the market or put into service;

2. identified by the provider before placing the high-risk AI system on the market or putting it into service and that are appropriate to be implemented by the user.

The human oversight provisioned by the above integration/provisioning shall enable the individuals to do the following (14.02):

1. fully understand the capacities and limitations of the high-risk AI system and be able to duly monitor its operation, so that signs of anomalies, dysfunctions and unexpected performance can be detected and addressed as soon as possible;

2. remain aware of the possible tendency of automatically relying or over-relying on the output produced by a high-risk AI system (‘automation bias’), in particular for high-risk AI systems used to provide information or recommendations for decisions to be taken by natural persons;

3. be able to correctly interpret the high-risk AI system’s output, taking into account in particular the characteristics of the system and the interpretation tools and methods available;

4. be able to decide, in any particular situation, not to use the high-risk AI system or otherwise disregard, override or reverse the output of the high-risk AI system ;

5. be able to intervene on the operation of the high-risk AI system or interrupt the system through a “stop” button or a similar procedure.

For biometric applications for identification of natural person (14.03):

1. no action or decision is taken by the user on the basis of the identification resulting from the system unless this has been verified and confirmed by at least two natural persons.

Below is the list of controls/checks part of Article 14.

• 14.01 - Human Oversight mechanism

• 14.02 - Human Oversight details

• 14.03 - Human Oversight - Biometric Identification Systems