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Testing in real-world conditions

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Under the EU AI Act, temporary testing of an AI system for its intended purpose outside a laboratory, under a plan approved by the market surveillance authority, with registration, informed consent of subjects, effective oversight and reversible outputs, for a limited period 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, Sandboxes and real-world testing
Chapters
ch. 18, EU AI Act
Contrast with
AI regulatory sandbox
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

2 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Testing in real-world conditions: mentions per chapter2 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter14 Development: 1 mention14 Development118 EU AI Act: 1 mention18 EU AI Act1No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Testing in real-world conditions: mentions per chapter2 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304050607081011121314 Development: 1 mention11415161718 EU AI Act: 1 mention1181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
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Mentions of Testing in real-world conditions per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development1No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act1Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

Testing in real-world conditions: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern04 Runtime ControlsTesting in real-world conditionsRelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI system · RelatedAI systemIntended purpose · RelatedIntended purposeMarket surveillance authority · RelatedMarket surveillance authorityContrast with (1)AI regulatory sandbox · ContrastAI regulatory sandboxPatterns using it (1)Staged Rollout with Rollback Criteria, 1 mention · Uses the termStaged Rollout
Testing in real-world conditions: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern04 Runtime ControlsRelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI system · RelatedAI systemIntended purpose · RelatedIntended purposeMarket surveillance authority · RelatedMarket surveillance authorityContrast with (1)AI regulatory sandbox · ContrastAI regulatory sandboxPatterns using it (1)Staged Rollout with Rollback Criteria, 1 mention · Uses the termStaged RolloutTesting inreal-worldconditions
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Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAI systemRelated
Related termsIntended purposeRelated
Related termsMarket surveillance authorityRelated
Contrast withAI regulatory sandboxContrast
Patterns using itStaged Rollout with Rollback Criteria, 1 mentionUses the term
  • Market surveillance authority

    The national authority designated to enforce the AI Act for products placed on its market, with powers to investigate, demand documentation and require…

  • Intended purpose

    The use for which the provider intends an AI system, including its specific context and conditions of use.

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Testing in real-world conditions. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/testing-in-real-world-conditions. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026testinginrealworldconditions,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Testing in real-world conditions}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/testing-in-real-world-conditions}
}