Customer Support AI⚡ Limited Risk6/10

Zendesk AI

AI-powered customer support with automated responses, ticket classification, and agent assistance. Customer-facing chatbots trigger Article 50 disclosure obligations.

⚡ EU AI Act Risk Classification

Indicative classification: Limited Risk

Legal reference: Article 50 — chatbot transparency

Important: This is an indicative assessment based on typical deployment patterns. Your actual risk classification depends on your specific use case, configuration, and context. Register in Aeqora to get a precise classification using the EU AI Act decision tree.

Your obligations as a Deployer

→Inform customers they are interacting with AI
→Human escalation pathway required
→Log AI interaction data per EU AI Act requirements

How this score was derived

Methodology →

Scores 6/10: Autonomous AI responses in customer support create a higher-end limited-risk profile. Article 50 disclosure required. Human escalation pathway must be accessible at all times. Upper band of limited risk given autonomous response generation.

Provider EU AI Act documentation

Zendesk AI has published EU AI Act compliance documentation. Request the provider's instructions of use and technical documentation as part of your Article 26 due diligence.

What to do next

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Aeqora. "Zendesk AI — EU AI Act Risk Assessment." Aeqora Vendor AI Risk Index. Verified 2026-06-12. https://aeqora.eu/vendors/zendesk-ai

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