Legal requirement Data governance and quality European Union Partially applicable

Apply data governance and quality criteria to training, validation and testing data

Under EU AI Act, Article 10

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What does it require?

High-risk AI systems that use data-driven techniques must be developed on training, validation and testing data sets meeting quality criteria: appropriate governance practices covering design choices, data collection and origin, preparation, assumptions, availability and suitability, examination for possible biases, and measures to detect, prevent and mitigate bias. Data must be relevant, sufficiently representative and, to the best extent possible, free of errors and complete for the intended purpose.

Practical action

Produce a data-provenance and bias-assessment record for each data set used to build the system.

Who does it apply to?

Providers of high-risk AI systems that involve model training.

Applies from:

Evidence examples

  • Dataset documentation (datasheet) (document)
  • Bias examination report (report)

Framework mappings

Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.

Framework mappings
FrameworkReferenceNoteConfidence
ISO/IEC 42001:2023Annex A controls on data for AI systemsOriginal editorial mapping.medium
NIST AI RMF 1.0MAP 2.3, MEASURE 2.1, MEASURE 2.11Data quality and bias measurement.medium

Similar obligations in other instruments

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