# Definitions 3(63) — AI Act — provision context

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Part of **Definitions** (AI Act, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-3).

## Provision text

### 3(63)

‘general-purpose AI model’ means an AI model, including where such an AI model is trained with a large amount of data using self-supervision at scale, that displays significant generality and is capable of competently performing a wide range of distinct tasks regardless of the way the model is placed on the market and that can be integrated into a variety of downstream systems or applications, except AI models that are used for research, development or prototyping activities before they are placed on the market;


## Topics on this provision

- **GPAI Systemic Risk** — https://overview.legal/topics/general-purpose-ai-models-systemic-risk
  This new topic is needed because the content specifically addresses the classification and identification of general-purpose AI models that present systemic ris

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Generative AI and data protection** (literature) — https://overview.legal/posts/83528

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