Does Law for the Promotion of Artificial Intelligence and Technologies require Risk Assessment?
El Salvador • enforcing
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Risk Assessment across 1 provision:
- Impact assessment — Mandatory impact assessments for high-risk AI systems before deployment
- High-risk definition — Systems handling sensitive/personal/restricted data or operating in critical sectors (healthcare, finance, public administration)
- Risk framework — ANIA establishes and maintains the risk-assessment framework balancing innovation and safety
- Sandbox testing — Controlled testing environments (regulatory sandboxes) available for experimental AI activities
High-Risk AI Impact Assessment #
Mandatory impact assessments apply to AI systems handling confidential, personal, or restricted data, or deployed in critical sectors (healthcare, finance, public administration). ANIA establishes the risk-assessment framework. This is a risk-based approach analogous to the EU AI Act but with a pro-innovation tilt: lighter obligations for lower-risk systems.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Impact assessment | Mandatory impact assessments for high-risk AI systems before deployment |
| High-risk definition | Systems handling sensitive/personal/restricted data or operating in critical sectors (healthcare, finance, public administration) |
| Risk framework | ANIA establishes and maintains the risk-assessment framework balancing innovation and safety |
| Sandbox testing | Controlled testing environments (regulatory sandboxes) available for experimental AI activities |