# AI Act deployer obligations

> A deployer is an organization that uses an AI system under its authority. Its obligations vary according to the system type, risk and use context.

## Summary

Compaia helps deployers connect AI uses to practical obligations: training, oversight, registers, notices, incidents and evidence.

## Key points

- The deployer must use systems according to the instructions and intended context.
- Human oversight, input data and training can become critical.
- Transparency and information obligations vary depending on uses.

## Questions to ask

Before deploying an AI system, the organization must understand its role, purpose, data used and people impacted.

- Who uses the system and for which decision?
- Are natural persons affected?
- Have users been trained?
- Which evidence is kept?

## Frequently asked questions

### Can a simple user be a deployer?

Yes, when an organization uses an AI system under its authority in a professional context.

## Sources

- [AI Act - roles and obligations](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689)

## Related resources

- [AI Literacy](https://compaia.eu/litteratie-ia)
- [AI Act obligations](https://compaia.eu/obligations)