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Perplexity AI EU AI Act Compliance Profile

Perplexity AI

Risk Classification
LIMITED RISK
Art. 50, 52
Limited Risk AI System
Model Info
Provider Info
ProviderPerplexity AI
Categorychatbot
Obligations
3apply
~16h effort
Ensure AI Literacy of Staff
Notify Individuals of Emotion Recognition / Biometric Categorization
Label Deep Fakes and AI-Generated Content for Public
$ npx complior scan

Your risk depends on how you use Perplexity AI

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

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Applicable Articles

Article 4Ensure AI Literacy of Staff
REQUIREDDEADLINE PASSED
Obligation under Article 4 for Perplexity AI deployers.
Article 50(3)Notify Individuals of Emotion Recognition / Biometric Categorization
REQUIREDAUG 2026
Article 50(4)Label Deep Fakes and AI-Generated Content for Public
REQUIREDAUG 2026
Article 50(1)Disclose AI Interaction to Users — Chatbot/Assistant
PROVIDER: Perplexity AI
Article 50(2)Mark AI-Generated Content — Machine-Readable
PROVIDER: Perplexity AI

Who does what

Perplexity AI (provider)Their job

  • Ensure AI Literacy of Staff (Article 4)
  • Disclose AI Interaction to Users — Chatbot/Assistant (Article 50(1))
  • Mark AI-Generated Content — Machine-Readable (Article 50(2))
  • Mark AI-Generated Images — C2PA/Watermark (Article 50(2))

You (deployer)Your job

  • Ensure AI Literacy of Staff (Article 4)
  • Notify Individuals of Emotion Recognition / Biometric Categorization (Article 50(3))
  • Label Deep Fakes and AI-Generated Content for Public (Article 50(4))
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Risk Assessment Reasoning

Perplexity AI subject to Article 50 transparency obligations. Users must be informed of AI interaction and generated content must be marked.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Perplexity AI's EU AI Act risk classification?

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Perplexity AI is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act.

What are my obligations if I deploy Perplexity AI?

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As a Perplexity AI deployer, you have 3 base obligations (~16 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Article 4, Article 50(3), Article 50(4).

What is Perplexity AI?

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Perplexity AI is a Unknown model. It has 0 downloads on HuggingFace.

What are the EU AI Act deadlines for Perplexity AI?

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Already passed: Ensure AI Literacy of Staff — 2025-02-02. Upcoming: Notify Individuals of Emotion Recognition / Biometric Categorization — 2026-08-02. Upcoming: Label Deep Fakes and AI-Generated Content for Public — 2026-08-02.

Check Perplexity AI compliance in your codebase

One command to scan. Open-source CLI.

$ npx complior scan