Technical Documentation Checklist

1.1.1AI system intended purpose described

1.1.2Provider name and contact details provided

1.1.3System version/release clearly identified

1.1.4Date of documentation

1.2.1Description of how AI system interacts with hardware

1.2.2Description of how AI system interacts with software

1.2.3Hardware requirements specified

1.2.4Software dependencies documented

1.3.1Forms of AI system distribution described (SaaS, embedded, standalone)

1.3.2Deployment architecture documented

1.3.3Installation requirements specified

2.1.1Development methods and processes described

2.1.2Design specifications documented

2.1.3System architecture described

2.1.4Development tools identified

2.2.1Computational resources for development documented

2.2.2Training infrastructure described

2.2.3Inference/runtime resources specified

2.3.1Third-party tools/components identified

2.3.2Pre-trained models identified (if used)

2.3.3Third-party AI component documentation included

2.3.4Open-source components identified

3.1.1AI methods used described (ML, DL, NLP, CV, etc.)

3.1.2Algorithms documented

3.1.3Model architecture described

3.1.4Key parameters documented

3.2.1Key design choices documented

3.2.2Rationale for design choices explained

3.2.3Assumptions documented

3.2.4Main classification/optimization choices explained

3.3.1What the system is designed to optimize

3.3.2Decision criteria/logic described

3.3.3Output types and formats documented

4.1.1Training data description provided

4.1.2Data collection methods described

4.1.3Data volume/size documented

4.1.4Data sources identified

4.1.5Data provenance documented

4.2.1Validation data described

4.2.2Test data described

4.2.3Data split methodology documented

4.3.1Data preparation operations described

4.3.2Labeling processes described

4.3.3Data cleaning procedures documented

4.3.4Data enrichment documented (if applicable)

4.4.1Data relevance to intended purpose demonstrated

4.4.2Data representativeness assessed

4.4.3Data quality measures documented

4.4.4Potential biases identified and addressed

5.1.1Validation procedures described

5.1.2Validation metrics defined

5.1.3Validation results documented

5.2.1Testing procedures described

5.2.2Testing metrics defined

5.2.3Test results documented

5.2.4Test data used documented

5.3.1Accuracy metrics documented

5.3.2Robustness metrics documented

5.3.3Performance across relevant groups documented

5.3.4Comparison against benchmarks provided

5.4.1Pre-determined changes described (if applicable)

5.4.2Conditions for automatic changes documented

6.1.1Risk management system described

6.1.2Known and foreseeable risks identified

6.1.3Risks to health, safety, fundamental rights assessed

6.2.1Risk mitigation measures documented

6.2.2Residual risks identified

6.2.3Residual risks communicated to deployers

7.1.1System capabilities clearly described

7.1.2Performance levels stated

7.1.3Accuracy levels declared

7.2.1Known limitations clearly described

7.2.2Circumstances affecting performance documented

7.2.3Edge cases and failure modes documented

7.2.4Performance degradation conditions documented

7.3.1Foreseeable unintended outcomes documented

7.3.2Potential risks from intended use documented

7.3.3Potential risks from foreseeable misuse documented

8.1Human oversight measures described

8.2Technical measures for oversight documented

8.3Ability to interpret output described

8.4Intervention/override capabilities documented

8.5Stop functionality documented

9.1Automatic logging capabilities described

9.2Events logged documented

9.3Log retention period specified

9.4Log format described

9.5Log security measures documented

10.1Change history documented

10.2Substantial changes identified

10.3Impact of changes documented

10.4Documentation version controlled

11.1Harmonised standards applied listed

11.2Common specifications applied listed

11.3Other standards/specifications applied listed

11.4Degree of conformity with standards stated

12.1EU Declaration of Conformity prepared

12.2Declaration signed by authorized representative

12.3Declaration available in required languages