Adjust the sliders to see where your AI stands and if you are currently meeting the requirements of the law.
How the Score is Calculated
- The Intended Use axis measures the Risk Level of your AI based on its role. When your AI makes decisions about people including hiring, pay, or promotions, it enters the High Risk zone.
- The Implementation axis measures your Readiness. This tracks how many mandatory legal controls, such as human oversight and data logging, you have actually put into practice.
- The matrix calculates the intersection of these two points to determine your AI's current compliance tier under the EU AI Act.
How to Read the Results: The Four Zones
- Non-Compliant High Risk: This is the most dangerous area. You are using high stakes AI but have not yet met the legal requirement for safeguards. Under the EU AI Act, this is where you are most vulnerable to heavy fines.
- High Risk (Status Check): Your controls are in place but formal compliance requires completing all conformity assessments, human oversight obligations, and ongoing monitoring under the EU AI Act. Note that this status will not activate in the compliance outlook until you have reached the far end of this area on the readiness scale.
- Limited / No Obligations: This is for administrative or non critical tools. Since these do not impact a person’s career path, the legal burden is much lighter and requires only basic transparency.
- Governance Beyond Requirements: You are over performing here. You have applied high level safety standards to low risk tools, which is a great way to build brand trust and prepare for future regulation.
Moving Out of Non-Compliant High-Risk (Scenarios A & B)
Scenario A: Increase Your Readiness
- You keep the AI tool in its current role but increase your human oversight.
- To move from Non-Compliant High-Risk to High-Risk (Status Check), you must push your Readiness to the maximum level by implementing all mandatory rules like Human in the Loop and automatic logging.
- The goal here is to keep the power of the AI but match it with the safety measures that satisfy EU regulators.
Scenario B: Lower the Risk Level
- If you do not have the resources for constant human auditing, you can change how you use the tool.
- Instead of letting the AI rank or reject candidates, you use it only for scheduling or drafting.
- By dropping your Risk Level into the Limited / No Obligations zone, you move to a position where full implementation of technical controls is no longer a legal requirement.
Disclaimer: This interactive tool & checklist are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice or a formal compliance audit under the European Union AI Act.
Recommended Resources
- If your assessment places you in the non-compliant zone, the HR AI Governance Toolkit provides the policies, risk assessments, and training templates needed to establish compliant governance controls.
- For a broader assessment of HR AI governance across the USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, China, and Brazil, use the Global HR AI Compliance Matrix to benchmark your risk across other major regions.