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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct EU AI Act Compliance Profile

meta-llama

Text Generationllama3.1transformers
① Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
② Model Info
8Bparameters
PipelineText Generation
Librarytransformers
Licensellama3.1
Base Modelmeta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B
Languagesen, de, fr +5
SyncedApr 3, 2026
③ Popularity
8.4Mdownloads
5.7K likes
View on HuggingFace ↗
④ Obligations
2apply
~12h effort
□ AI Literacy (Art. 4)
□ AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
$ npx complior scan

Your risk depends on how you use Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct

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

Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is a text generation model by meta-llama. It has 8 billion parameters. Fine-tuned from meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B. Built with transformers. Supports en, de, fr, it, pt. Licensed under llama3.1. 8.4 million downloads on HuggingFace.

Applicable Articles

Art. 4AI Literacy (Art. 4)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
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Obligation under Art. 4 for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct deployers.
Art. 50AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
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Who does what

meta-llama (provider)Their job

  • Provider obligations being compiled

You (deployer)Your job

  • •AI Literacy (Art. 4) (Art. 4)
  • •AI Disclosure (Art. 50) (Art. 50)
See full obligation checklist →

Risk Assessment Reasoning

The Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct model is a text generation tool that can potentially produce harmful or biased content, but it does not fall into the high-risk categories defined by the EU AI Act. Its use is generally limited to research and development, which mitigates some risks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct's EU AI Act risk classification?

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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act. The model has 8B parameters.

What are my obligations if I deploy Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct?

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As a Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct deployer, you have 2 base obligations (~12 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Art. 4, Art. 50.

What is Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct?

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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct is a Text Generation model by meta-llama. It has 8.4M downloads on HuggingFace. Licensed under llama3.1.

What are the EU AI Act deadlines for Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct?

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

Check Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct compliance in your codebase

One command to scan. Open-source CLI.

$ npx complior scan