LaBSE EU AI Act Compliance Profile
sentence-transformers
Your risk depends on how you use LaBSE
| Usage Context | Risk Level | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| Internal coding tool | MINIMAL | 3 obligations (~12h) |
| Customer support bot | LIMITED | 7 obligations (~32h) |
| HR screening / hiring | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
| Credit decisions | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
| Medical triage | HIGH | 19 obligations (~120h) |
Why this tool is classified as LIMITED RISK
LaBSE is a sentence similarity model by sentence-transformers. Built with sentence-transformers. Supports multilingual, af, sq, am, ar. Licensed under apache-2.0. 739.6K downloads on HuggingFace.
Applicable Articles
Who does what
sentence-transformers (provider)Their job
- Provider obligations being compiled
You (deployer)Your job
- •AI Literacy (Art. 4) (Art. 4)
- •AI Disclosure (Art. 50) (Art. 50)
Risk Assessment Reasoning
LaBSE is a language model primarily used for sentence embeddings and does not pose significant risks to fundamental rights or safety. However, it may still require some compliance measures due to its potential applications in various contexts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is LaBSE's EU AI Act risk classification?
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LaBSE is classified as LIMITED RISK under the EU AI Act.
What are my obligations if I deploy LaBSE?
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As a LaBSE deployer, you have 2 base obligations (~12 hours estimated effort). Key articles: Art. 4, Art. 50.
What is LaBSE?
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LaBSE is a Sentence Similarity model by sentence-transformers. It has 739.6K downloads on HuggingFace. Licensed under apache-2.0.
What are the EU AI Act deadlines for LaBSE?
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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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