You’re probably misclassified.
Not by regulators.
By yourself.
Most AI teams assume:
“We didn’t build the model — so we’re just users.”
That assumption is where compliance breaks.
Because under the AI Act logic, your role isn’t about authorship.
It’s about control and positioning.
- You modify outputs
- You define use
- You integrate into a product
- You put it on the market
At that point, you’re no longer “just using AI.”
You’re structuring it.
And structurally, that moves you closer to a provider role.
Why this matters:
If you misclassify yourself, everything downstream is wrong:
- your obligations
- your documentation
- your risk model
- your internal controls
You don’t fix compliance later.
You break it at the foundation.
This is the core mistake most companies make:
They start with tools and frameworks
instead of role clarity.
Before you build anything:
Ask one question:
What are we, structurally, in this system?
Because if you get that wrong,
you’re not building compliance.
You’re building fiction.
