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multilingual-e5-small EU AI Act Compliance Profile

intfloat

Sentence Similaritymitsentence-transformers
Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
Model Info
PipelineSentence Similarity
Librarysentence-transformers
Licensemit
Languagesmultilingual, af, am +91
SyncedApr 3, 2026
Popularity
3.9Mdownloads
296 likes
View on HuggingFace
Obligations
2apply
~12h effort
AI Literacy (Art. 4)
AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
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Your risk depends on how you use multilingual-e5-small

Usage ContextRisk LevelObligations
Internal coding toolMINIMAL3 obligations (~12h)
Customer support botLIMITED7 obligations (~32h)
HR screening / hiringHIGH19 obligations (~120h)
Credit decisionsHIGH19 obligations (~120h)
Medical triageHIGH19 obligations (~120h)

Why this tool is classified as LIMITED RISK

multilingual-e5-small is a sentence similarity model by intfloat. Built with sentence-transformers. Supports multilingual, af, am, ar, as. Licensed under mit. 3.9 million downloads on HuggingFace.

Applicable Articles

Art. 4AI Literacy (Art. 4)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
Obligation under Art. 4 for multilingual-e5-small deployers.
Art. 50AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED

Who does what

intfloat (provider)Their job

  • Provider obligations being compiled

You (deployer)Your job

  • AI Literacy (Art. 4) (Art. 4)
  • AI Disclosure (Art. 50) (Art. 50)
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Risk Assessment Reasoning

The multilingual-e5-small model is designed for natural language processing tasks and does not pose significant risks to fundamental rights or safety. However, it may require compliance with transparency and data governance obligations due to its potential use in various applications.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is multilingual-e5-small's EU AI Act risk classification?

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multilingual-e5-small is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act.

What are my obligations if I deploy multilingual-e5-small?

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As a multilingual-e5-small deployer, you have 2 base obligations (~12 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Art. 4, Art. 50.

What is multilingual-e5-small?

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multilingual-e5-small is a Sentence Similarity model by intfloat. It has 3.9M downloads on HuggingFace. Licensed under mit.

What are the EU AI Act deadlines for multilingual-e5-small?

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Already passed: AI Literacy (Art. 4) — 2025-02-02. Already passed: AI Disclosure (Art. 50) — 2025-08-02.

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