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whisper base EU AI Act Compliance Profile

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Speech Recognitiontransformers.js
Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
Model Info
PipelineSpeech Recognition
Librarytransformers.js
Base Modelopenai/whisper-base
CreatedMay 2024
SyncedApr 3, 2026
Popularity
24.5Kdownloads
25 likes
View on HuggingFace
Obligations
2apply
~12h effort
AI Literacy (Art. 4)
AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
$ npx complior scan

Your risk depends on how you use whisper base

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

whisper base is a speech recognition model by onnx-community. Fine-tuned from openai/whisper-base. Built with transformers.js. 24.5K downloads on HuggingFace.

Applicable Articles

Art. 4AI Literacy (Art. 4)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
Obligation under Art. 4 for whisper base deployers.
Art. 50AI Disclosure (Art. 50)
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED

Who does what

onnx-community (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

This model is classified as Limited Risk under the EU AI Act. Deployers must comply with transparency obligations (Art. 50), ensuring users are informed they are interacting with an AI system. AI literacy training (Art. 4) is also required. Speech recognition processing of biometric data may trigger additional obligations under GDPR Art. 9.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is whisper base's EU AI Act risk classification?

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whisper base is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act.

What are my obligations if I deploy whisper base?

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

What is whisper base?

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whisper base is a Speech Recognition model by onnx-community. It has 24.5K downloads on HuggingFace.

What are the EU AI Act deadlines for whisper base?

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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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$ npx complior scan