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Remote ID
AI matches camera footage against a database to recognise a person.
High-risk AI guide · Annex III
Annex III point 1
High-risk AI in biometrics
Biometric AI needs early scoping because identification, categorisation and emotion recognition can each trigger a different route.
What falls in scope?
Remote biometric identification.
Biometric categorisation using sensitive or protected attributes.
Emotion recognition, especially in work and education contexts.
Check first whether Article 5 prohibits the use case.
When to review first?
Facial recognition in public or semi-public spaces
Matching against a reference database
Emotion, stress or attention classification
Biometric categories that steer access or treatment
What should a first review deliver?
Article 5 prohibition check
GDPR/DPIA and biometric data
Human oversight and error margins
Bias and representativeness questions
Recognisable situations
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Categorisation
The system infers protected or sensitive attributes from biometric signals.
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Emotion
A tool estimates stress, attention or behaviour from face or voice signals.
Based on official sources
This page is a practical guide for first classification and preparation. For legal decisions, a full system and context review remains necessary.
Other Annex III areas
Annex III point 4
HR and employment
Could the AI affect a person’s job opportunity, evaluation or working conditions?
High-risk AI in HR and employmentAnnex III point 5
Essential services
Could the AI make access to an essential service easier, harder or more expensive?
High-risk AI in essential servicesAnnex III point 3
Education
Does the AI support learning, or does it help decide something about a learner?
High-risk AI in educationAnnex III point 2
Critical infrastructure
Does the AI influence safety, availability or priority for a critical service?
High-risk AI in critical infrastructureMake this concrete for your systems.
Start with the Gap Intake and share which AI systems, suppliers and processes are in scope. Then we can sharpen the classification and first evidence route.