Point 8 (b): AI systems intended to be used for influencing the outcome of elections or referendum
19 May 2026 · European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
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1. Official source details
- Official title
- Point 8 (b): AI systems intended to be used for influencing the outcome of elections or referendum
- Issuing authority
- European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
- Document type
- Service Desk explanatory page
- Publication date
- 19 May 2026
- Identifier
- URL-based (no official identifier in source)
- Official source
- https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/point-8-b-ai-systems-intended-be-used-influencing-outcome-elections-or-referendum (opens official source in a new tab)
- Collected via
- AI Act Service Desk
2. Executive summary
Source excerpt: Overview of use cases and horizontal issues (435) Point (8)(b) of Annex III lists as high-risk AI systems intended to be used for (i) influencing the outcome of an election or referendum or (ii) the voting behaviour of natural persons in the exercise of their vote in elections or referenda. That provision clarifies that this use case does not include AI systems the output of which natural persons are not directly…
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3. Legal status and effective date
Explanatory material — not legally binding (Guidance)
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4. Relevant articles
No AI Act article is explicitly referenced in the source metadata.
5. Potentially affected stakeholders
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6. Practical implications
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7. Suggested control considerations
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8. References and official links
- AI Act Service Desk (opens official source in a new tab) (first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) on EUR-Lex (opens official source in a new tab)
9. Last source verification
13 November 2026, 12:50 UTC · first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC
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